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effective nuclear charges

effective nuclear charges is the plural of effective nuclear charge.

Meaning of effective nuclear charge

Noun

effective nuclear charge (plural effective nuclear charges)

  1. 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

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What is effective nuclear charges the plural of?
Effective nuclear charges is the plural of effective nuclear charge.

Words near effective nuclear charges in the dictionary

  1. effective dose
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  3. effective energies
  4. effective energy
  5. effective nuclear charge
  6. effective nuclear charges
  7. effective radiated power
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  9. effective stack size
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