Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1133949649
ISBN 13: 978-1-13394-964-0

Chapter 13 Solutions and Their Behavior - Study Questions - Page 505e: 93

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Ionic hydration is inversely proportional to the ionic radius, therefore $Be^{2+}$ is the most strongly hydrated and $Ca^{2+}$ is the least strongly hydrated.
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