Arrange the following ions in increasing order of size: Na⁺, Mg²⁺, Al³⁺, O²⁻
Solution
Isoelectronic series (all have 10 electrons): radius decreases with increasing Z. So Al³⁺ (Z=13) < Mg²⁺ (Z=12) < Na⁺ (Z=11) < O²⁻ (Z=8).
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Periodic Table and Periodicity · Topic: Atomic and Ionic Radii
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