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EFFECTIVE NUCLEAR CHARGE
Definition(s) for EFFECTIVE NUCLEAR CHARGE
1) The nuclear charge experienced by the outermost electrons of an atom; the actual nuclear charge minus the effects of shielding due to inner-shell electrons. Example: Set of dx2-y2 and dz2 orbitals; those d orbitals within a set with lobes directed along the x-, y-, and z-axes.
2)
the net positive charge experienced by an electron in a many-electron
atom.
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