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    Periodic Trends in Ionic Radii
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    1. rattlers24 28 Oct 2021
      creating an anion or cation, the atom's radius increases or decreases, respectively.

      When a neutral atom gains an electron an anion is created and the atom's radius increases. When a neutral atom loses an electron it becomes a cation and its' radius decreases.

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