Concepts in Chemistry
How does atomic size vary across and down the periodic table for main group or representative elements? For main group elements, atomic size gets larger as you go down a group (column) and atomic size …
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Can a cation (positively charged ion) be larger than its neutral atom? No! A cation is usually smaller than its neutral atom. Let’s explain this further with an example. Given neutral sodium atom …
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