Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 28 - Some Nonmetals and Metalloids - Exercises - The Noble Gases - Page 1080: 4

Answer

$ He \lt Ne \lt Ar \lt Kr \lt Xe \lt Rn $

Work Step by Step

The noble gases in order of increasing radii are: He < Ne < Ar < Kr < Xe < Rn. The size increases as one go down Group 8A because the outer electrons which set their size to exist in electron clouds that become farther from the nucleus.
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