The decreasing order of the size of H−, O−, F−, Cl− is:
A
H−<O−<F−<Cl−
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B
H−>F−>O−>Cl−
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C
H−>O−>Cl−>F−
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D
Cl−>F−>O−>H−
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Solution
The correct option is CH−>O−>Cl−>F− Size of H− is very much larger than Cl− or o− due to very less Zeff in H−, it's outer electron are free to maximize the radii.