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Question
Arrange the following as per the instruction given in the bracket:
Carbon, Fluorine, Beryllium (decreasing order of atomic size).
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Solution
Beryllium > Carbon > Fluorine
Explanation:
As we proceed along a period, the size of the atom decreases due to increased nuclear pull.
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