Answer to Question #148712 in General Chemistry for tatiana

Question

Put an aluminum atom, Al (aluminum) and an aluminum ion, Al^3+ in increasing (smallest to greatest) order. (Enter "Al" or "Al^3+" first, then enter a semicolon, then enter one space and then enter "Al" or "Al^3+" second.)
4 points

Answer 1

Al³⁺; Al

A positive ion will be smaller in size than an atom.