When an atom becomes a positive ion, the radius of the atom (1) decreases (2) increases (3) remains the same

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VirxEC · Answer 1 · 2016-12-25T07:31:49+0000

(1) decreases is your answer. First of all, when an atom becomes a positive ion, it would get rid of its valence shell, and second of all, the effective nuclear charge increases, pulling in the shells closer to it.

When an atom becomes a positive ion, the radius of the atom (1) decreases (2) increases (3) remains the same

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