Atomic Radii, Ionic Radii and Vanderwall Radii

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Atomic Radii, Ionic Radii and Vanderwall Radii: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Screening Effect, Effective Nuclear Charge, Calculation of Effective Nuclear Charge, Applications of Effective Nuclear Charge, Atomic Radius, Covalent Radius, Metallic Radius, van der Waals Radius, etc.

Important Questions on Atomic Radii, Ionic Radii and Vanderwall Radii

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The ions  O2,F,Na+,Mg2+andAl3+ are isoelectronic. Their ionic radii show:

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In which of the following arrangements the order is not according to the property indicated against it ?

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Assertion. Na+ and Al3+ are isoelectronic but the magnitude of the ionic radius of Al3+ is less than that of Na+ .

Reason. The magnitude of effective nuclear charge of the outer shell electrons in Al3+ is greater than in Na+ .

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The atomic radii of Li, F, Na and Si follow the order:

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Identify the correct order of ionic radii of the given species:

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Which of the following sequences is the correct order of the size of species?

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Which among the following iso-electronic species has the smallest size?
O2-, F-, Ne, Na+, Mg2+, Al3+, Si4+

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The ions S2-, Cl-, K+, Ca2+ are iso-electronic. Their ionic radii show _______

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Effective nuclear charge is maximum in case of ________

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The metallic radius is half of the total distance between the nuclei of two adjacent atoms in a _____.

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Mark the following statement as true or false.

Metallic radii increases across the period due to an increase in the effective nuclear charge.

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Give the trends of metallic radius in the periodic table.

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Which one is the correct order of the size of the iodine species ?

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The ionic radii (in  Å) of N3-, O2-  and  F-  are respectively:

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Amongst isoelectronic species, smaller the positive charge on the cation, smaller is the ionic radius.

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Which of the following has highest value of ionic radius?

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The correct order of radius for the following elements is

Ti, Co, Cs, Br, K, O, F

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The ionic radii of Na+, F-, O2-, N3- follow the order