Q.

When the atoms: Ba, Cs, Mg, Na are arranged in order of increasing size, what is the correct order?

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a

Mg<Na<Ba<Cs

b

Cs<Na<Mg<Ba

c

Mg<Ba<Na<Cs

d

Ba<Mg<Na<Cs

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

We measure size in terms of an atom's or an ion's respective atomic or ionic radius. We are aware that atomic radius grows along a group or column of the periodic table and decreases across a period from left to right. This is due to the fact that incomplete electronic shells provide a very poor shield for the nuclear charge and that atomic size depends on the electronic radius. As a result, the atomic size shrinks over time. The atoms: Ba, Cs, Mg, Na are arranged in order of increasing size is Mg<Na<Ba<Cs.

Thus the correct option B.

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