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what is the differencebetween metallic radius and ionic radius? hw do we measure each

Rhinithaa PT , 13 Years ago
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royal hoghlander

Last Activity: 13 Years ago

atomic radii is the radius of the atom when it's in neutral.

ionic radii is the radius of the atom when it losses or gains electron ( become an ion)

so for the very same element the number of electrons in atom differs than the number of electrons of the ion which might cause a change in the number of orbitals and the radius.

As an example:

Oxygen loves to accept two electrons to make a perfect octete or "8" electron valence shell of electrons. This ion with it's 2 extra electrons has a radius of: 1 .40 A

Without the two added electrons, it has a radius of: 66 pm

Sometimes the atomic radius is larger, sometimes it is smaller than the neutral atom

hope this helps

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