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Order the elements oxygen, fluorine, sodium, and barium in order of: a) atomic radii b) first ionization potential

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Atomic radii represent the size of an atom. It's a measure of how far the outermost electrons are from the nucleus. The atomic radius trend across a period (from left to right) and down a group (from top to bottom) on the periodic table.

First ionization potential is the energy required to remove the outermost electron from an atom. The trend in first ionization potential can be explained as below:

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