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Chemistry Question on Structure of atom

The size of the iso-electronic species Cl,ArCl^-, Ar and Ca2+ {Ca^{2+}} is affected by -

A

Principal quantum number of valence shell

B

Nuclear charge

C

Azimuthal qunatum number of valence shell

D

Electron-electron interaction in the outer orbitals

Answer

Nuclear charge

Explanation

Solution

For isoelectronic species the size is compared by nuclear charge.