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Why Cation Is Smaller Than Atom Of An Element? [Solved]

A cation has a fewer number of electrons than its parent atom, while its nuclear charge remains the same. As a result, the attraction of electrons to the nucleus is more in a cation than in its parent atom. Therefore, a cation is smaller in size than its parent atom.

Why cation is smaller that parent atom? Class 11- periodic table

Periodicity of elements Effective nuclear charge Screening effect Size of

Explain why cations are smaller and anions larger in radii than their parent atoms?

NCERT Problem 3.13 Page no. 94 Explain

#Why Cations are Smaller while Anions are larger

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