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AP Chemistry
1.7 Periodic Trends
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Information about four isoelectronic ions is shown in the table below.

IonNumber of protonsNumber of electronsElectron configuration
\(\text{O}^{2-}\)\(8\)\(10\)\(1s^2 2s^2 2p^6\)
\(\text{F}^-\)\(9\)\(10\)\(1s^2 2s^2 2p^6\)
\(\text{Na}^+\)\(11\)\(10\)\(1s^2 2s^2 2p^6\)
\(\text{Mg}^{2+}\)\(12\)\(10\)\(1s^2 2s^2 2p^6\)

Which of the following lists the ions in order of decreasing ionic radius and provides the correct explanation for the trend?

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