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Chapter 2, Problem 77P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Explain why anions are always larger than the atoms from which they are derived, whereas cations are always smaller than the atoms from which they are derived. (Hint: Consider the electrostatic attraction between protons and electrons.)
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QUESTION:
Explain why anions are always larger than the atoms from which they are derived, whereas cations are always smaller than the atoms from which they are derived. (Hint: Consider the electrostatic attraction between protons and electrons.)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Here we have to explain why the size of an anion is always larger and the size of the cation is always smaller than the atom from which it has derived.