Posted by Shaniquaa on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 2:41pm.
The charge of a large ion is less concentrated because of its larger radius and surface area. That makes the attraction between Ca^2+ and S^2- ions weaker than the attraction between the smaller Mg^2+ and O^2- ions.
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