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Question

One would expect proton to have very large

A

Ionization potential

B

Radius

C

Charge

D

Hydration energy

Answer

Hydration energy

Explanation

Solution

$H^{+}$ (proton) will have very large hydration energy due to its very small ionic size

Hydration energy $\propto \frac{1}{\text{Size}}$