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4. (8 points) We usually assume that in lonic compounds, the cation is smaller and the anion is bigger. For example, the
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4. (8 points) We usually assume that in lonic compounds, the cation is smaller and the anion is bigger. For example, the
4. (8 points) We usually assume that in lonic compounds, the cation is smaller and the anion is bigger. For example, the sodium cation is smaller than the chloride anion. However, according to the usual trend in atomic size, the sodium atom is larger than the chlorine atom. Explain why these differences in size between the neutral atom and the ions occur. Why can we usually assume that cations are smaller than anions?
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