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Question
Arrange the following as per instruction given in the bracket.
Mg, Cl, Na, S, Si (decreasing order of atomic size)
Solution
Mg, Cl, Na, S, Si (decreasing order of atomic size)
Na > Mg > Si > S > Cl
186 pm > 160 pm > 117 pm > 104 pm > 99 pm
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