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NEET 2010
Exam
NEET
Year
2010
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

NEET 2010 · Chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

Among the elements Ca, Mg, P and Cl , the order of increasing...

Among the elements Ca,Mg,P\mathrm{Ca}, \mathrm{Mg}, \mathrm{P} and Cl\mathrm{Cl}, the order of increasing atomic radii is

Options

  1. AMg<Ca<Cl<P\mathrm{Mg} < \mathrm{Ca} < \mathrm{Cl} < \mathrm{P}
  2. BCl<P<Mg<Ca\mathrm{Cl} < \mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Mg} < \mathrm{Ca}
  3. CP<Cl<Ca<Mg\mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Cl} < \mathrm{Ca} < \mathrm{Mg}
  4. DCa<Mg<P<Cl\mathrm{Ca} < \mathrm{Mg} < \mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Cl}

Correct answer

B. Cl<P<Mg<Ca\mathrm{Cl} < \mathrm{P} < \mathrm{Mg} < \mathrm{Ca}

Step-by-step solution

With increase in the number of electrons in the same shell, the atomic radii decreases due to increase in effective nuclear charge. However, atomic radii increases, as the number of shells increases. Thus, on moving down a group atomic radii increases. The electronic configuration of the given elements is Mg12=[Ne]3s2Ca20=[Ar]4s2\begin{aligned}\mathrm{Mg}_{12}& =[\mathrm{Ne}]3 \mathrm{ s}^2 \\ \mathrm{Ca}_{20}& =[\mathrm{Ar}]4 \mathrm{ s}^2 \end{aligned}P15=[Ne]3s23p3Cl17=[Ne]3s23p5\begin{array}{r}\mathrm{P}_{15}=[\mathrm{Ne}]3 \mathrm{ s}^2 3 \mathrm{p}^3 \\ \mathrm{Cl}_{17}=[\mathrm{Ne}]3 \mathrm{ s}^2 3 \mathrm{p}^5\end{array}In Mg,PandCl,thenumberofelectronsareincreasinginthesameshell,thustheorderoftheiratomicradiiisCl\mathrm{Mg}, \mathrm{P} and \mathrm{Cl}, the number of electrons are increasing in the same shell, thus the order of their atomic radii is \mathrm{Cl}< P<Mg\mathrm{P}< \mathrm{Mg} In Ca,theelectronisenteringinhighershell,thus,ithasthehighestatomicradiiamongthegiven.Thus,theorderofradiiisCl\mathrm{Ca}, the electron is entering in higher shell, thus, it has the highest atomic radii among the given. Thus, the order of radii is \mathrm{Cl}< P<Mg\mathrm{P}< \mathrm{Mg}< Ca\mathrm{Ca}
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