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No, an anion is the atom plus extra electrons which give that atom a negative charge. The anion is thus, always bigger than the original atom.

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How is the size of an anion different from the size of the atom from which it was formed?

Anion will have more electron than which atom it was form. So, after forming the the atom will have more electron cloud and size will be smaller compare to the original one.


Why is the radius of anion more than the corresponding atom?

An anion has more electrons than a neutral atom.


When an atom becomes a cation what happens to it's radius?

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What is an atom that has more electrons than normal referred to as?

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What kind of atom has less electrons than protons?

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When the atom becomes an anion what happens to its radius?

The radius of an anion is bigger than the radius of a neutral atom.


What is the atom with the most electrons than protons is called?

If you mean an atom with more electrons than protons it is called an ion. More specifically an anion (negatively charged)


When was our Universe smaller than an atom?

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What a negative charged atom?

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