Isoelectronic Species and Effective Nuclear Charge
Isoelectronic Ions Have the same number of electrons Na+ has 11 protons, a nuclear charge of +11. F- has 9 protons, a nuclear charge of +9. Na+ has a smaller ionic radius than F- Isoelectronic Ions Number of electrons Na+, F- 10 e- S2-, Cl-, K+, Ca2+ 18 e-
Isoelectronic Ions S2- has 16 protons, a nuclear charge of +16. Number of electrons Na+, F- 10 e- S2-, Cl-, K+, Ca2+ 18 e- S2- has 16 protons, a nuclear charge of +16. Cl- has 17 protons, a nuclear charge of +17. K+ has 19 protons, a nuclear charge of +19. Ca+2 has 20 protons, a nuclear charge of +20. Ca+2 < K+ < Cl- < S2- (smallest) (largest)
Isoelectronic Ions For isoelectronic ions, the radius decreases as the positive nuclear charge increases.