Why the size of anion is greater than its parent atom?
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The size of an anion is larger than its parent atom because anions are formed due to the gain of electrons. When the electrons increase, there are still the same number of protons.This causes the electrons to not be bound as tightly to the nucleus resulting in an increase in size.
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Because anion are formed due to the gain of electron but in case of electrons in atom are neutralized by it's protons so comparatively atoms<anions
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