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Periodic Table and Periodicity question

2022 · 27 Jun · Shift 2 · Q3
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Periodic Table and Periodicity question

2022 · 27 Jun · Shift 2 · Q3

JEE MainChemistryPeriodic Table and PeriodicityMCQ+4 / −1
The correct order of increasing ionic radii is
  1. A
    Mg2+Mg^{2+}Mg2+ + −-− 2 −-− 3 −-−
  2. B
    N3N_3N3​ −-− 2 −−--−− + 2+
  3. C
    F −-− + 2 −-− 2+ 3 −-−
  4. D
    Na+Na^+Na+ −-− 2+ 2 −-− 3 −-−
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Correct answer: A

  1. Interpret the options

The option text is clearly garbled, but from the topic and the visible ionic species, option A appears to represent the common isoelectronic set:

Mg2+, Na+, F−, N3−Mg^{2+},\ Na^+,\ F^-,\ N^{3-}Mg2+, Na+, F−, N3−

This is a standard periodicity question asking for the increasing order of ionic radii.

  1. Use the isoelectronic principle

All these ions have 10 electrons:

  • Mg2+Mg^{2+}Mg2+: 12−2=1012 - 2 = 1012−2=10
  • Na+Na^+Na+: 11−1=1011 - 1 = 1011−1=10
  • F−F^-F−: 9+1=109 + 1 = 109+1=10
  • N3−N^{3-}N3−: 7+3=107 + 3 = 107+3=10

So they are isoelectronic.

For an isoelectronic series, ionic radius decreases as nuclear charge increases.

Their nuclear charges are:

  • Mg2+Mg^{2+}Mg2+: Z=12Z=12Z=12
  • Na+Na^+Na+: Z=11Z=11Z=11
  • F−F^-F−: Z=9Z=9Z=9
  • N3−N^{3-}N3−: Z=7Z=7Z=7

Thus, the smallest ion is the one with highest ZZZ, and the largest is the one with lowest ZZZ.

So the order of increasing ionic radii is:

Mg2+<Na+<F−<N3−Mg^{2+} < Na^+ < F^- < N^{3-}Mg2+<Na+<F−<N3−

  1. Match with the options

This sequence corresponds to Option A.

  1. Final answer

The correct increasing order is:

Mg2+<Na+<F−<N3−Mg^{2+} < Na^+ < F^- < N^{3-}Mg2+<Na+<F−<N3−

Hence, Option A is correct.

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