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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: P-BLOCK ELEMENTS
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Assertion (A) : The atomic radii of the elements of the oxygen family are smaller than the atomic radii of the corresponding elements of the nitrogen family.
Reason (R): The members of the oxygen family are more electronegative and thus have lower values of nuclear charge than those of the nitrogen family.
Reason (R): The members of the oxygen family are more electronegative and thus have lower values of nuclear charge than those of the nitrogen family.
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Correct option: C
is true but is false.
Option C ( is true but is false) is correct because the atomic radii decrease across a period due to increasing effective nuclear charge, not due to lower nuclear charge.
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