compare radius of cation with neutral atom?
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The cation is the positively charged ion, which means it is missing an electron, which should make it smaller than the neutral atom.
The anion is the negatively charged ion, which means it has an extra electron, which should make it larger than the neutral atom.
I used the weasel-word “should” because someone will probably come up with a counterexample, although I can’t imagine how that would be possible. (Enlighten me!)
The anion is the negatively charged ion, which means it has an extra electron, which should make it larger than the neutral atom.
I used the weasel-word “should” because someone will probably come up with a counterexample, although I can’t imagine how that would be possible. (Enlighten me!)
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cation has small radius due to more proton than electron and neutral atom has same no. of electron and proton
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