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Published on: August 13, 2026
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): The metallic radius of Al is less than that of Ga.
Statement (II): The ionic radius of 
is less than that of 
.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
The metallic radius order of Al & Ga is
(due to poor shielding of d-subshell electrons)
The ionic radius order of 
is
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