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Rank the following anions in order of decreasing stability (1 = most stable)
Each of these ions has a charge of -1, and none of them has any resonance forms. So the two things to consider are electronegativity and size. Electronegativity is relevant as we go from left to right across the periodic table. But here we are going up to down on the periodic table, so size is relavant. Larger ions are more stable than smaller ions (due to a smaller charge:size ratio), so I- is the most stable of the group.
