K+ ions are smaller in size than k. true/ false???
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When a Potassium atom becomes a Potassium ion, it looses a single electron to become K+.
The one electron it looses is located in its outermost, valance, electron shell (the S orbital).
When this electron is taken away, the S orbital is empty and the radius of the resulting ion is now smaller than the previous atom.
When a Potassium atom becomes a Potassium ion, it looses a single electron to become K+.
The one electron it looses is located in its outermost, valance, electron shell (the S orbital).
When this electron is taken away, the S orbital is empty and the radius of the resulting ion is now smaller than the previous atom.
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