Chloride is nearly twice the size of chlorine even though it only gains one electron. Explain why.

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Sandesh Dahake · Answer 1 · 2021-09-15T16:25:16+0000

Chloride is nearly twice the size of chlorine due to the fact that when it does gain an electron, the atomic radius also increases. Chloride ion has a bigger atomic radius due to an increase in number of electrons

Chloride is nearly twice the size of chlorine even though it only gains one electron. Explain why.

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