(2) The Cd atom gains two electrons and its radius increases.
(3) The Cd atom loses two electrons and its radius decreases.
(4) The Cd atom loses two electrons and its radius increases.
(2) 2 (4) 4
The answer is: D.oxymoron.
The oxymoron is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words.
In this example, deafening silence.
Deafening is a noise so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else.
Silence is oposite of deafening, complete absence of sound.
Other examples are: big baby, original copy, living dead, sweet sorrow, soft rock, pretty ugly.