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Q.

Consider the isoelectronic species K+,S-2,Cl-,Ca+2,the radii of the ions decrease as

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a

Ca+2>K+>Cl->S-2

b

Cl->S-2>K+>Ca+2

c

S-2>Cl->K+>Ca+2

d

K+>Ca+2>S-2>Cl-

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Isoelectronic species contain same no. of electrons with different charges. The size of ion depends on total no. of electrons to proton ratio.

For S-2ion,e/p=18/16=1.125; for Cl-ion,e/p=18/17=1.058For K+ion,e/p=18/19=0.947; for Ca+2 ions,e/p=18/20=0.900

Hence, the decreasing order of radii of ions is

S-2>Cl->K+>Ca+2

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