Posted by Ivy on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 8:31pm.
Calcium ion has the two outside electrons removed; therefore, it should be smaller than the atom.
Aluminum ion has a +3 charge on it while Mg ion has just +2; therefore, the protons in the nucleus of Al exert a greater pull on its electrons than Mg and the Al ion should be smaller.
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