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blagie [28]
3 years ago
14

How does the size change when an atom forms a cation and when an atom forms an anion?

Chemistry
1 answer:
mario62 [17]3 years ago
8 0
<span>A cation is an atom that loses a valence electron. When a valence electron is released there is one electron less to create a repulsive force. The loss of a repulsive force will allow the atom to pull tighter together. An anion would therefore be larger in size due to increased repulsion of the valence electrons.</span>
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