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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

Covalent bond length of a chlorine molecule is 1.98 Ao. Covalent radius (in Ao) of chlorine atom is _________

  1. A 1.98
  2. B 0.99
  3. C 3.96
  4. D 0.49
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(B) 0.99

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Chlorine molecule is Cl-Cl. The distance between the nuclei of these two covalently bonded chorine atoms is called its covalent bond length. Therefore, the covalent radius of chlorine atom in Cl2 is half of the bond length. Covalent radius =Bondlength2 Covalent radius of…
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