General Chemistry Question

[Pinbear]

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Arrange the following elements in order of increasing ionic radius.

Na^+ Mg^2+ S^2- Cl^-

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[Troyvdg]

Arrange the following elements in order of increasing ionic radius.

Na^+ Mg^2+ S^2- Cl^-

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I think its:
Mg^2+<Na^+<Cl^-<S^2-

losing electrons means the protons are being pulled in tighter, due to z effective; while gaining electrons decreases the attractiveness of each electron to a proton. So the greater the positive charge, the smaller the nucleus

 

[LuckMC11]

i agree with troyvdg