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what is order of size of cation for Na+.Li+,Al3+,Be2+
how do u determine size of cation is large r less than other??
    
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is the answer Na+ > Al3+ > Li+ > Be2+ ?

for isoelectronic species, the more positive atom has radius lesser than the others
here Na+ and Al3+ are isoelectronic and Li+ and Be2+ are isoelectronic
so, their sizes are in the order Na+ > Al3+ and Li+ > Be2+
and Al3+ has one shell more than Li+ and so its size is bigger than Li+

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For the species having equal no. of e- then one which is experiencing more effective nuclear charge have less or shorter radius .hence answer is
Na+>Al3+>li+
>Be2+

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Be has 4 elctrons n 4 protons
thus removin 2 e
d enc will b by 4protons n it will b faced by 2 elctrons
 
whereas in Li
it has 3 elctrons n 3 protons
thus removin one elctron
enc will b by 3 protons
 
thus enc of be will b >>> then enc of li
thus order is Na+ > Al3+ > Li+ > Be2+ ?
 
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correct your answer Ankur....

Na
+>Al3+>
Li+ >Be2+......

your reason is abs correct....


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ankur is correct.

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first of all we know that size of atom atom increases down the group and decreases from left to right in a period .......ok ...so regarding Na+ and Li+.....size of Na+ > Li+ as size of Na > Li so their cations will decrease in size in same ratio as both r losing  the same no. of e-......Now for Be+2 and Al+3...same explanation.... size of Be > Al (bcoz size of atom decreases from left to right in a period) even Al+3 possess more  +ve charge so it has lost more e- compared to other atoms .......hence finally the order  is.....
 
Al+3 < Be+2 < Li+ < Na+
 
its what i feel...well i think my explanation is correct....
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Yeah  i also think that the correct order is :-
 
Na+ > Al3+ > Li+ > Be2+

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first of all we know that size of atom atom increases down the group and decreases from left to right in a period .......ok ...so regarding Na+ and Li+.....size of Na+ > Li+ as size of Na > Li so their cations will decrease in size in same ratio as both r losing  the same no. of e-......Now for Be+2 and Al+3...same explanation.... size of Be > Al (bcoz size of atom decreases from left to right in a period) even Al+3 possess more  +ve charge so it has lost more e- compared to other atoms
 
but Al3+ comes in the 3rd period and Be2+ comes in the 2nd oeriod so comparably
 
it is correct and obvious that
 
Na+>Al3+>Li+>Be2+
 
am i rite???
 
 
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