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Why ionic radius of a metal is less than its atomic radius |
| Answer» E here is your answer.Metals - the atomic radius of a METAL is generally larger than the ionic radius of the same element. Why? ... This creates a larger positive CHARGE in the nucleus than the NEGATIVE charge in the ELECTRON cloud, causing the electron cloud to be drawn a little closer to the nucleus as an ion.thank you.plzzzzzzzzzz mark my answer as brainliest.plzzzzzzzzzz follow me. | |