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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
Choose the larger of each pair:
Br or Br-

User Burak Erdem
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Answer:

Br-

Step-by-step explanation:

because Br- has one extra electron in its valence shell which due to its unbalanced negative charge will be repelled and hence the atomic radius of Br- will increase.

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