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- Oct 2022
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Atomic size gradually decreases from left to right across a period of elements.
Opposite of Electronegativity and Ionization energy.
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first ionization energy, the second ionization energy, third ionization energy, etc.
The 2nd IE is greater then 1st, the 3rd IE is greater than the 2nd, and so on.
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Electron shielding describes the ability of an atom's inner electrons to shield its positively-charged nucleus from its valence electrons.
The rows of electrons that surround the nucleus (core elecs) shield the pull of the valence to the protons.
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