7.11 (a) What is meant by the term effective nuclear charge? (b) How does the effective nuclear charge experienced by the valence electrons of an atom vary going from left to right across a period of the periodic table?

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7.11 (a) What is meant by the term effective nuclear charge? (b) How does the effective nuclear charge experienced by the valence electrons of an atom vary going from left to right across a period of the periodic table?

 

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