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Periodic trends
Term | Definition |
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atomic radius | size of atom, distance from the center of the nucleus to the edge of the electron cloud. |
shielding | blocking the effective nuclear charge by energy levels. |
effective nuclear charge | pull that electron feels from the nucleus, the closer the electron is to nucleus, the greater the charge. |
ionization energy | energy required to remove an electron from an atom. |
electron affinity | energy change that occurs when an atom gains an electron |
electronnegativity | measure of an atoms attraction for another atoms electrons. |