Question

what is effective nuclear charge​

Answer 1

Effective nuclear charge – the attractive positive charge of nuclear protons acting on valence electrons. The effective nuclear charge is always less than the total number of protons present in a nucleus due to shielding effect. Effective nuclear charge is behind all other periodic table tendencies

Answer 2

Effective Nuclear Charge = Nuclear charge - Shielding Effect

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