The correct answer is gonna be C) A lithium cation ion is smaller
A lithium cation has lost its valence electrons, which causes the remaining electrons to be pulled in stronger by the positive charge in the nucleus. As they get closer to the nucleus, the overall size of the atom is decreased.
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A is the answer the reason why is because I got it right when I was doing my test
The correct answer is C. Atoms are incredibly small and can bearly be seen with the most powerful electron microscopes. The nucleas of an atom contains protons and neutrons with electrons in orbitals around the nucleas. I hope this helps. Let me know if anything is unclear.
