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If you could explain to me how to go about finding this solution in depth, I would appreciate it. I'm stuck on this conc...

If you could explain to me how to go about finding this solution in depth, I would appreciate it. I'm stuck on this concept.

Arrange these ions in order of increasing ionic radius: K+, P3–, S2–, Cl–.

I know the answer is K+< Cl-< S2-< P3- but I can't figure out why.

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Order of increasing ionic radius:  K+< Cl-< S2-< P3-

Explanation: Anions have largest radius than cations due to increase in electrons in anions.

The anions having more oxidation state has largest radius so P3- has largest radius due to the presence of -3 charge. Then S2- has second largest radius than Cl- due to the presence of -2 charge on S and -1 charge on Cl. K+ has smallest radius due to the lost of 1 electron in K+.

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