Question #75b06
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May 18, 2016
Shielding effect or screening effect is the decrease in the attractive force exerted by the nucleus on the valence -shell electrons.
Depends on:
1) the number of inner-shell electrons or inner shells.
2) type of orbital occupied by the electrons.
in simple words, the positively charged nucleus attracts the oppositely charged electron.For a large atom the nucleus cannot effectively attract the valence electrons because of the intervening electrons( that lie in between the nucleus and the valence electrons).This is called shielding
