According to the atomic radii trend in the periodic table, the sodium (Na) atom is considerably bigger than the chlorine (Cl) atom. Sodium chloride (NaCl), or common table salt, is the result of many sodium ions (Na+) and many chloride ions (Cl-) combining to form an ionic solid. Below is a diagram of the Na+Cl- crystal lattice. Which spheres in the diagram are the Na+ ions, and which spheres are the Cl- ions? Explain your answer. (3 points)
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Purple spheres are of Sodium and green spheres are of Chloride
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because in the periodic table Atomic size decreases across a period (left to right)due to increase in Nuclear charge electrons in the outer most shell are attracted with increasing force hence Atomic size decreases.
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