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Humans share ~60% of their DNA with a banana — we're more similar to fruit than you'd think.
Did you know?
Humans share ~60% of their DNA with a banana — we're more similar to fruit than you'd think.
Which of the following orders of ionic radii is correctly represented?
To determine the correct order of ionic radii, we need to consider the following principles:• Ionic radius generally increases with increasing negative charge (more electrons) and decreases with increasing positive charge (fewer electrons).• For isoelectronic species (ions with the same number of electrons), the ionic radius decreases with increasing nuclear charge (more protons).Let's analyze each option:Option 1: • has one extra electron compared to making it larger.• has lost its only electron, making it much smaller than • The correct order should be Option 2: • are isoelectronic (all have 10 electrons).• The nuclear charge increases from to , so the ionic radius decreases in this order.• The correct order should be Option 3: • As explained above, for isoelectronic species, the ionic radius decreases with increasing nuclear charge.• The correct order is Option 4: •are not isoelectronic.• has lost more electrons compared to making it smaller.• has gained electrons, making it larger than both • The correct order should be Therefore, the correct order of ionic radii is represented by Option 3:
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