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  4. Consider the following graph, <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/0fd20f65524d321d460e4906af2cd9e9-.png /> The plot has a steep slope from Li to Be but has much less steeper slope from O to F. This is due to the fact that

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Q. Consider the following graph,
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The plot has a steep slope from $Li$ to $Be$ but has much less steeper slope from $O$ to $F$. This is due to the fact that

Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

Solution:

As we move left to right in a period, the number of electron in outer shell increases with increase in atomic number. This results in increase in inter-electronic repulsions in the outermost shell from $Li $ to $F$.
Therefore, decrease in radius from $O$ to $F$ is not as much as that is in case of from $Li$ to $Be$.