Key term for AQA GCSE Chemistry, used in The Periodic Table.
The process by which inner electron shells reduce the effective nuclear charge felt by outer electrons or incoming electrons.
Electron shielding appears in AQA GCSE Chemistry revision content for Atomic structure and the periodic table, especially The Periodic Table and Group 7 Halogens.
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