In each of the following pairs, choose the atom having the bigger size
(a) Mg (At. No.12) or Cl (At. No.17)
(b) Na (At. No. 11) or K (At. No. 19)
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Cl and K have bigger atomic size as their have higher atomic numbers which means more electrons and if they have more electrons they will have more shells which will increase their atomic size
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(a) Mg since atomic size decreases from left to right in a period.
(b) K since atomic size increases on going down a group.
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