Do you predict that the ionic radius of Sr2+ is larger or smaller in size than
the ionic radius of Mg2+? Justify your answer in terms of atomic
structure and the electron configuration of each ion.

Respuesta :

Answer:

Sr^+ is larger than the Mg^2+ ion

Explanation:

As you move down a group in the periodic table, additional shells of electrons are added, these additional shells will normally cause the ionic radius to increase as you move down the periodic table due to greater inter-electronic repulsion. Hence, from the electronic configuration of Mg2+ ( [He]) and that of Sr2+ ([Kr]), the Sr^2+ ion is much larger and has many more intervening shells than Mg2+.

Hence it follows that as we move down group 2, we expect that the ionic radius should increase in accordance with the reason given above. This is exactly the case as shown by the image attached to this answer.

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