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Yes, considerably so. In general, positive ions are smaller than their neutral atoms, and negative ions are larger than their neutral atoms.
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When an atom of chlorine forms an ionic bond with an atom of sodium does the atom of chlorine become an ion with a smaller or larger radius than the atom of chlorine?
It becomes an ion with a larger radius than the atom of chlorine
Why fluorine is stronger oxidising agent than chlorine?
Oxidising agents gain electrons. Fluorine is a smaller atom than chlorine, so the effective pull of its nucleus is greater.
An atom of chlorine has 6 more protons than an atom of sodium How many protons does an atom of chlorine have?
Chlorine has 17 protons.
Why does a chloride ion have a larger radius than a chlorine atom?
chlorine ion has one more electron than the chlorine atom, thus the pull of the electrons to the protons in the nucleus is less because of the extra electron allowing the electron cloud to relax a tiny bit
How does bromine's atomic radius compare to chlorine's?
Bromine's atomic radii is larger than that of chlorine.
When an atom of chlorine forms an ionic bond with an atom of sodium does the atom of chlorine become an ion with a smaller or larger radius than the atom of chlorine?
It becomes an ion with a larger radius than the atom of chlorine
Does an atom of fluorine have larger or smaller radius than an atom of iodine?
Smaller
When an atom becomes a cation what happens to it's radius?
The atomic radius of a cation is smaller than that of its original atom. See the related link for an image example of what this may look like.
When an atom loses one or more electrons does the radius of the atom become smaller or larger than the radius of the atom?
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Why is Mg smaller than Cl?
Magnesium isn't smaller than chlorine, it's larger. The atomic radius for magnesium is 145 pm and the atomic radius for chlorine is 79 pm. Both magnesium and chlorine are in the third period of the periodic table. The trend for atomic radius is that the elements generally get smaller as you move from left to right across the table in the same period.
Why is the sodium atom smaller than the chlorine atom in a salt molcule?
The sodium atom loses an electron to chlorine. Chlorine has a higher electronegativity so it attracts the electron from sodium. Sodium now has 11 positive protons holding only 10 electrons whereas chlorine has an extra electron to control. Chlorine has 17 protons holding 18 negative electrons, therefore, its proton to electron ratio has gone down. Sodium's proton to electron ratio went up, therefore, the electrons are closer to the nucleus and the ionic radius is less than the atomic radius.
What is the element size of bromine?
Its atom size is bigger than Chlorine but smaller than Iodine
What occurs to the radius when an atom loses an electron?
The negative ionic radius is larger than the neutral atomic radius
When an atom becomes an an ion what happens to it's radius?
The atomic radius of a cation is smaller than that of its original atom. See the related link for an image example of what this may look like.
Who has the largest radius calcium atom or calcium ion?
The radius of a cadmium atom is smaller than the radium of a mercury atom. The trend for atomic radius is that the radius becomes larger toward the left side of the row and toward the bottom of the group.
Why fluorine is stronger oxidising agent than chlorine?
Oxidising agents gain electrons. Fluorine is a smaller atom than chlorine, so the effective pull of its nucleus is greater.
How does the size of a cation compare with the size of the neutral atom from which it is formed?
An ion is an atom that carries a charge because it has more or less electrons than its neutral form. An electron weighs less than 0.06% of a proton and doesn't take up any real space, therefore an ion is not different in size than its neutral atom.
