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Arrange the following elements in order of increas

ing radius: bromine, potassium, vanadium (23), zinc

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Answer:

Potassium > Vanadium > Zinc > Bromine

Step-by-step explanation:

The size of an atom can be difficult to estimate. It is measured in terms of the atomic radius.

It is the taken as half of the inter-nuclear distance between covalently bonded atoms of non-metallic elements or half the distance between two nuclei in the solid state of metals.

  • Across a period atomic radius decreases from left to right.
  • Down a group from top to bottom, atomic radii increases progressively.

The elements given all lie in the same period so their atomic radius decreases.

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