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Atomic radii of fluorine is 42 pm. Atomic radii of oxygen is :

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42 pm
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39 pm
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41 pm
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48 pm
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The correct option is D 48 pm
Atomic radii of fluorine is 42 pm. Atomic radii of oxygen is 48 pm. In moving from left to right across a period, the atomic radius decreases as the effective nuclear charge increases. Hence, fluorine has smaller atomic radius than oxygen.

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