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Chemistry
Ionic radii are
Q. Ionic radii are
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A
inversely proportional to effective nuclear charge
B
inversely proportional to square of effective nuclear charge
C
directly proportional to effective nuclear charge
D
directly proportional to square of effective nuclear charge
Solution:
Ionic radii
∝
Z
e
ff
1
Z
e
ff
=
Effective nuclear charge This
Z
e
ff
is calculated as follows:
Z
e
ff
=
Z
−
screening constant
(
σ
)
This value of screening constant is based upon the number of electrons in valence shell as well as in penultimate shells.