How does the shielding effect affect atomic radius?

suchonosdy

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2022-07-21

How does the shielding effect affect atomic radius?

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Makenna Lin

Makenna Lin

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When an atom's inner electrons are able to protect the outer electrons from the nucleus's gravitational pull, this is known as shielding. pull the outer electrons in tighter when the attraction is strong and less tight when the attraction is weakened.
Therefore, the more shielding that occurs, the less attraction there is between the outer electrons and nucleus, so the the further the electrons in the outer shell can spread out. This means the atomic radius will be larger.

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