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The reason for small radius of Ga compared to Al is ……..A. poor screening effect of d and f-orbitalsB. increase in nuclear chargeC. presence of higher orbitalsD. higher atomic number

Answer» Correct Answer - A::B
On moving down the group from Al to Ga, atomic radius decrease (exception) due to poor shielding by d-electrons. On moving form Al to Ga, shielding effect n d-electrons is unable to compensate increased nuclear charge.
Hence, successive increase of atomic radius as expected is not observed.


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