Why does effective nuclear charge increase when we go across a period ?
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Across a period, effective nuclear charge increases as electron shielding remains constant. A higher effective nuclear charge causes greater attractions to the electrons, pulling the electron cloud closer to the nucleus which results in a smaller atomic radius.
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No of protons in an atom increase and causes greater attraction to electrons pulling electron cloud closer to the nucleus causing smaller atomic radii
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