effective nuclear charge
noun1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The net nuclear charge that an electron in an atom experiences, after subtracting the nuclear charge shielded by other electrons.
- 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.1999 September, O. Sala, K. Araki, L. K. Noda, “A Procedure to Obtain the Effective Nuclear Charge from the Atomic Spectrum of Sodium”, in Journal of Chemical Education, volume 76, number 9, page 1269: