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How will the radii of the chlorine atom and the chloride ion, Cl- , different? Explain.

How will the radii of the chlorine atom and the chloride ion, Cl- , different? Explain.

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chloride ion is larger than the chlorine atom due to in Cl- ion has 18 electrons and the nucleus of chlorine has 17 protons so there is less force of attraction on electrons of last orbit (8 electrons) while chlorine atom has 17 electrons and the force of attraction between nucleus (17 protons) & electrons of last orbit ( 7 electrons ) is more compare to force of attraction between 17protons and 8 electrons in Cl- ion

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