Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effective nuclear charge

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: ef-fec-tive nu-cle-ar charge
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The net nuclear charge that an electron in an atom experiences, after subtracting the nuclear charge shielded by other electrons.

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, many concepts on atomic structure (energy levels, ionization potentials, electronegativity of the elements, and so on) are discussed in terms of effective nuclear charges."

Inflected Forms

effective nuclear charges (plural)

Questions

What does effective nuclear charge mean?: The net nuclear charge that an electron in an atom experiences, after subtracting the nuclear charge shielded by other electrons.

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