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Correct order of metallic radius for alkali metals should be:

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a

Be>Mg>Ca>Sr>Ba

b

Be<Mg<Ca<Sr<Ba

c

Li<Na<K<Rb<Cs

d

Li>Na>K>Rb>C8

answer is A.

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The correct order of metallic radius for alkali metals is Li<Na<K<Rb<Cs.Because down the group size increases.

There is more space between the nucleus and the outermost orbital as one moves down a group because there are more energy levels (n). A greater atomic radius is the outcome of this.

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