Question

which ion has the largest polarsing power ,and why ? ( Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+,)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Now atomic size INCREASES down a Group, a column of the Periodic Table... And with respect to atomic size...

We got....

L

i

,

N

a

,

K

,

R

b

,

C

s

−−−−−−−−−−→

increasing ATOMIC size...

And while the oxidized atoms, the cations, are much smaller, the order of atomic size is NECESSARILY retained for the daughter cations...

L

i

+

,

N

a

+

,

K

+

,

R

b

+

,

C

s

+

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−→

increasing CATIONIC size...

Explanation:

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