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Ion Size<br />

Define Ion Size: The transfer of electrons changes the size of the atom.<br />

Size increases<br />

Size of cations & anions decrease<br />

Explanation:<br />

1.) Ions increase in size down towards the bottom of the periodic table<br />

(ie higher period numbers will be larger in size).<br />

2.) The trend for ions in terms of groups, the size of anions and cations decreases<br />

from left to right.<br />

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