GK QUESTION#3286
In the context of periodicity, a unit called picometre is used to measure the _____.
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A. atomic radius
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A picometre is a unit of length equal to 10⁻¹² metre and is convenient for expressing atomic radii. Molar mass has mass-per-amount units, number density has inverse-volume units, and a spin quantum number is dimensionless. Atomic radius is the length quantity among the choices.