Passage IV
Table 1 lists data about metal elements arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons contained in one atom). The melting point is the temperature at which a solid metal liquefies. An electrically neutral atom has an equal number of protons (positively charged particles) and electrons (negatively charged particles). A positive ion is formed when an atom loses one or more electrons. The first ionization energy is the energy that removes one electron from the neutral atom to form a＋1 ion. The atomic radius and ionic radius indicate the size of the neutral atom and of the +2 ion, respectively.
22. For the metals listed in Table 1, which of the following statements best describes the relationship between atomic radius and ionic radius? For any element the:
Your Answer is
Correct Answer is F
Explanation
In Table 1, the penultimate column is the atomic radius, the penultimate column is the cation radius, and the penultimate column is larger than the penultimate column, so choose F