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Cation is always smaller than corresponding neutral atom.
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Are cations larger or smaller than the neutral atoms they came from?
They are smaller and this is why: There are less electrons to be attracted by the same original positive charge of the nucleus. (For negative ions it's just the other way around.)
If I divide a smaller number by a larger number will this indicate the percentage that the larger number is over the smaller number?
No, that will indicate the percentage the smaller number is of the larger number.
What comes before grams?
Decagram if going from larger unit to smaller unit, and decigram if from smaller to larger.
The larger of two numbers is 8 more than 4 times the smaller if the larger number is increased by four times the smaller the result is 40?
The larger of two numbers is 8 more than 4 times the smaller if the larger number is increased by four times the smaller the result is 40. From this statement, we can calculate the values of the numbers where you get the value of the larger number to be 24 and that of the smaller number to be 4.
Name two smaller arrays of 7x6 product?
There are no smaller arrays. If the number of rows is smaller then the number of columns is larger and, conversely, if the number of columns is smaller then the number of rows is larger.
Which is larger (a) a cation or the neutral atom from which it forms?
The neutral metal atom is larger than its cation, because to form a cation, the valence energy level of electrons is lost, reducing its radius.
Is cation larger than its parent atom?
No. It is smaller.
How does the size change when an atom forms a cation and when an atom forms an anion?
A metal atom is smaller than the cation formed from it, because the electron(s) lost from a metal atom to form its cations are from the outermost electron shell or energy level of the atom. These electrons increase the size of the atom compared with the cation.
How does the size of each compare with the size of the neutral atom form which it is formed?
A cation is smaller than the neutral atom because one electron is removed from the original atom to form it. An anion is larger than the neutral atom because one electron is added to the original atom to form it.
How does the size of a cation compare with the size of the neutral atom from which it is formed?
An ion is an atom that carries a charge because it has more or less electrons than its neutral form. An electron weighs less than 0.06% of a proton and doesn't take up any real space, therefore an ion is not different in size than its neutral atom.
Are metals ions larger or smaller than neutral atoms they came from?
Metal ions are smaller than the neutral atoms they came from.
How does the size of an atom change when it is converted to an anion and a cation?
A cation is an element that loses electrons in order to achieve a pseudo-noble gas electron configuration:Hence, when a cation loses electrons it has an uneven number of (p+) and (e-). The protons then pull harder on the electrons or (e-) because there is more positive charged subatomic particles than there are negatively charged subatomic particles. The remaining electrons are closer to the nucleus making the cation smaller in size than the original atom.
What conclusions can we make about the size of cations neutral atoms and anions?
Cations are smaller then neutral atoms and anions are larger.
Barium element is larger or smaller than caesium?
Barium is smaller than Cesium
Is the size of a positive ion generally bigger or smaller than the size of the neutral form which it forms?
We are working on this in Physical Science class. A negative ion is larger then its parent atom. A positive ion is smaller then its parent atom. =]
Is a rubidium larger or smaller than a neutral atom?
Rubidium is a neutral atom in its elemental form. The rubidium ion, found in rubidium compounds, is smaller than a neutral rubidium atom.
Does chlorine atom has a smaller radius than chlorine ion?
Yes, considerably so. In general, positive ions are smaller than their neutral atoms, and negative ions are larger than their neutral atoms.
