Question

Explain why cation are smaller and anion larger in radii than their parent atom

Answer 1

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Answer 2

A action is smaller than its parent's atom becoz it has fewer electron while its nuclear charge remains the same .The size of an anion will be larger than that of the parent atom becoz the addition of one or more electrons would result in increased repulsion among the electron and a decrease in effective nuclear charge