which one between sodium and sodium plus would have more size. Why.
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Na+ is smaller than Na atom because:
Cations of a given element have a smaller radius than the neutral atom so that Na+ will decrease in size compared with the Na atom. Sodium atoms and sodium ions have the same number of protons. Each one has 11 protons. This is because the atomic number of sodium is 11.
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The atomic number of sodium is 1 and it has 11 protons and 11 electrons with the outer electron as 3s1 whereas Na+ ion has 11 protons but only 10 electrons.
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