Practice question
Question
Which of the following has the smallest ionic radius?
Explanation
For isoelectronic species (O²⁻, F⁻, Na+, Mg²⁺, all with 10 electrons), radius decreases with increasing nuclear charge. Mg²⁺ (Z=12) has the smallest radius.
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