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2. Why are negative ions usually larger than positive ions?

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When an atoms attracts extra electrons it becomes a negative ion. The negative ion is larger than the original atom. The positive nucleus remains the same, with the same attractive force. ... This means with more electrons but the same number of positive protons, the size of the ionic radius will increase.

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