General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 9 - Ionic and Covalent Bonding - Exercises - Page 346: 9.7

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The given ions $Cl^{-},Ca^{+2} and P^{-3}$ have the electronic configuration equivalent to [Ar] and are known as isoelectronic. The order of their increasing ionic radius is as $Ca^{+2},Cl^{-} and P^{-3}$ .
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