Chemistry A-Level
Charge density / charge-to-size ratio
What Charge density / charge-to-size ratio means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A measure of charge concentrated in an ion, increasing with ionic charge and decreasing with ionic radius.
Topics that use Charge density / charge-to-size ratio
- Reactions of ions in aqueous solution (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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