Arrange the following elements in increasing order of their atomic radii.
(a) Li, Be, F, N
(b) Cl, At, Br, I
(a) Li, Be, F, N
All the elements above belong to same period (2nd Period) and when we move from left to right in a period, the atomic radius decreases.
FNBeLi
(b) Cl, At, Br, IAll the elements above belong to same group (17th Group) and
when we move from top to bottom in a group the atomic radius increases.
Cl Br I At