effective nuclear charge
effective nuclear charge noun: the net nuclear charge that an electron in an atom experiences, after subtracting the nuclear charge shielded by other electrons.
Noun
effective nuclear charge (plural effective nuclear charges)
- The net nuclear charge that an electron in an atom experiences, after subtracting the nuclear charge shielded by other electrons.
- On the other hand, many concepts on atomic structure (energy levels, ionization potentials, electronegativity of the elements, and so on) are discussed in terms of effective nuclear charges.1999 September, O. Sala, K. Araki, L. K. Noda, “A Procedure to Obtain the Effective Nuclear Charge from the Atomic Spectrum of Sodium”, in Journal of Chemical Education, volume 76, number 9, page 1269
Forms of effective nuclear charge
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Questions about effective nuclear charge
- What does effective nuclear charge mean?
- Effective nuclear charge means the net nuclear charge that an electron in an atom experiences, after subtracting the nuclear charge shielded by other electrons.
- What part of speech is effective nuclear charge?
- Effective nuclear charge is a noun.
- What is the plural of effective nuclear charge?
- The plural of effective nuclear charge is effective nuclear charges.
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