Chemistry Questions

Front

Cations are __________ than their neutral atoms.

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smaller

Front

Anions are __________ than their neutral atoms.

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bigger

Front

Cations (+) are smaller than their atoms since you are removing valence electrons that are farther from the nucleus and anions (−) are larger than their atoms since adding extra electrons increases electron-electron repulsions. True or False?

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True

Front

A cation is where

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The number of electrons are less than the number of protons

Front

If a neutral atom of Boron has 5 protons and 5 electrons how many electrons would a +3 cation of Boron have?

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2