Question

Explain why cations are smaller in radii than their parent atom?​

Answer 1

Answer:

the cations lose electrons to attain the positive charge for the atoms

for example in sodium it has 1 valence electron and when it loses it becomes smaller than the parent atom it it has similar size to that of Ne

thus the cations are having smaller radii than their parent atom

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Answer 2

Answer:

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