Answer
Shielding is the effect on an electron of repulsion by electrons in lower energy orbitals that screen it from the full effects of nuclear charge.
Work Step by Step
Core electrons tend to do the most shielding.
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321809246
ISBN 13:
978-0-32180-924-7
Chapter 8 - Sections 8.1-8.9 - Exercises - Review Questions - Page 374: 9
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