Choosethe correctorder ofatomic radiiof fluorineand neon (in pm)out of theoptionsgivenbelow and justifyyouranswer. (i)72, 160(ii)160,160(iii)72, 72(iv)160 ,72

Choosethe correctorder ofatomic radiiof fluorineand neon (in pm)out of

1.	Choosethe correctorder ofatomic radiiof fluorineand neon (in pm)out of theoptionsgivenbelow and justifyyouranswer. (i)72, 160(ii)160,160(iii)72, 72(iv)160 ,72
Answer» SOLUTION :F has acovalentradiu whileNe hasa van derWaalsradius . Sinceby definitionvan derWaalsradiiarebiggerthan covalentradiithereforeatomicradiusof F issmaller(72 PM) whileNe (160pm) hasbiggeratomicradius . Thusoption (i) ISCORRECT .