The size of the species Fe, Fe2+ and
Fe3+ decreases as:
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(For comparison, the Fe atom has a radius of 140 pm.) This is because the outermost electron in the Fe2+ ion is pulled off to form the Fe3+ ion. As the electrons are removed, it reduces the repulsion increasing nuclear charge experienced by each of the other d electrons and decreases the size of the ion
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