why size of cation is smaller than anion?
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The size of cation is smaller than anion because when cation is formed then an electron is added to the outer most shell of an electron due to which the inter nuclear charge increases and size of atom decreases.In anion one electron is taken out of atom due to which the inter nuclear charge decreases and size of atom increases.Thus ,the size of cation is smaller than anion.
SujithaRamakrishnan:
this answer is wrong..
cation is formed by losing an electron . it is the positively charged ion. and anion is formed by adding one electron to the outermost shell of the atom.
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