Chemistry GCSE
Shielding and nuclear attraction
What Shielding and nuclear attraction means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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More inner shells shield the outer electron, and because it is further from the nucleus the attraction is weaker, so it is lost more easily.
Topics that use Shielding and nuclear attraction
- Group 1 (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- alkali metals
- Balancing chemical equations
- characteristic properties
- Electronic structure and the outer shell
- Metallic bonding and physical properties
- Periodic trends in reactivity
- Prediction from patterns
- Reactions of alkali metals
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