Practice question
Question
Arrange the following ions in order of increasing ionic radius: F⁻, Na+, Mg²⁺.
Explanation
For isoelectronic species (10 electrons), radius decreases with increasing nuclear charge: Mg²⁺ (Z=12) < Na+ (Z=11) < F⁻ (Z=9).
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