JEE Main Chemistry question

Which of the following atoms has the minimum covalent radius?

(A)Si
(B)NCorrect
(C)C
(D)B

Answer: (B)

Solution

Among B, C and N (period 2), covalent radius decreases from left to right across the period as nuclear charge increases, so N has the smallest radius of these

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Question ID VK-133430