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Periodic Trends
Question

Which of the following orders of ionic radii is correctly represented?

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Solution

Cations lose electrons and are smaller in size than the parent atom, whereas anions add electrons and are larger in size than the parent atom. Hence, the order is H->H>H+. For isoelectronic species, the ionic radii decreases with increase in atomic number i.e. nuclear charge. Hence, the correct orders are

 O2->F->Na+and N3->Mg2+>Al3+

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