Answer
The value of the screening constant is estimated to be $S=4.15$.
Work Step by Step
*Slater's rules state that
- Electrons for which $n$ is larger than $n$ of the electrons of interest contribute 0 to $S$.
- Electrons with the same value of $n$ as the electrons of interest contribute 0.35 to $S$.
- Electrons with value $n-1$ contribute 0.85 to $S$.
- Electrons with even smaller values of $n$ contribute 1.00 to $S$.
Both $F^-$ and $Na^+$ have the same electron configuration $1s^22s^22p^6$.
That means with an electron with $n=2$,
- 2 electrons in $n=1$ each contributes 0.85 to $S$.
- 8 electrons in $n=2$, but only 7 each contributes 0.35 to $S$.
Therefore, the value of the screening constant is $$S=2\times0.85+7\times0.35=4.15$$
