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how elements of first group have large charge/radius ratio

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Elements of the First Group: (ns​1)
Li
Na
K
Rb
Cs

They all form mono positive cation M+. As we know that Group 1 metals are largest in size in the periodic table. When they form cation their size decreases but still form a larger cation and as we go down the group,size increases due to increase in number of shells.So,as they have a large size,they have a large radius. Thus,

Charge to radius ratio = ChargeRadius


As the radius is more,they have small charge to radius ratio,not large.



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