Question

what do you mean by screening effect ?
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Answer 1

Answer:

The screening effect or shielding effect is the phenomenon of reduction of nuclear force of attraction due to inner shell electrons towards valence electrons. The inner shell electrons protect the valence shell electrons from the nuclear force i.e. they shield them.

Answer 2

The repulsive force between inner shell electrons and the valence electrons leads to a decrease in the electrostatic attractive forces acting on the valence electrons by the nucleus. Thus the inner shell elections act as a shield between the nucleus and the valence electrons. This effect is called shielding effect (or) screening effect.