J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2003

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    In which of the following crystals of ionic compounds would you expect maximum distance between the centres of cations and anions?

    A) \[\text{ }\!\!~\!\!\text{ LiF}\]            

    B) \[\text{CsF}\]

    C) \[CsI\]            

    D) \[LiI\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Ionic radii is the distance between the nucleus of an ion and a point upto which the nucleus has its influence on its electron cloud. The size of ions increases on moving from top to bottom in a group. Hence, the maximum distance between the centres of cations and anions is in\[\text{CsI}\]because \[\text{C}{{\text{s}}^{+}}\]is the largest cation and \[{{\text{I}}^{-}}\]is the largest anion.


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