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Explain why a fluoride ion is smaller than a chloride ion.​

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Answer:

Fluorine element has less orbitals than chlorine.

Step-by-step explanation:

They are both in the same group so they have to gain the same amount of electrons(which will not effect shape)....However on going down the group one notices that the atoms get larger as more orbitals are needed to hold the electrons.

Explain why a fluoride ion is smaller than a chloride ion.​-example-1
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