The periodic trends are explained in the terms of two fundamental factors, namely, attraction of extranuclear electrons towards the nucleus and repulsion between electrons belonging to the same atom.
These attractive and repulsive forces operate simultaneously in an atom.
This results in two interrelated phenomena called effective nuclear charge and screening effect in an atom.
i. In a multi-electron atom, the positively charged nucleus attracts the negatively charged electrons around it, and there is mutual repulsion between the negatively charged extranuclear electrons.
ii. The repulsion by...
i. Effective nuclear charge (Zeff): In multielectron atom, the net nuclear charge actually experienced by an electron is called the effective nuclear charge (Zeff).
ii. Screening effect (or shielding effect): In multi-electron...
i. Across a period:
As we move across a period, atomic number increases by one and thus, actual nuclear charge (Z) increases by +1 at a time.
However, the valence shell remains...