Arrange the following as per the instructions given in the brackets:
Mg, Cl, Na, S, Si ( decreasing order of atomic size).

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Solution

As we move along the period, from left to right the atomic size decreases because the effective nuclear charge increases as the electrons are added to the same shell.
Therefore, the decreasing order of atomic size is:
Na > Mg > Si > S > Cl.

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