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Interactive
Davidson College

Davidson College: Effective Nuclear Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what Slater rules are and presents exercises for exploring how they are used to estimate the effective nuclear charge and how well they work compared to the Bohr model expression for orbital sizes. Requires Java.
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Interactive
Davidson College

Davidson College: Effective Nuclear Charge

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the effective nuclear charge is and how electrons can create a shield between a nucleus and an outer electron. Presents exercises for comparing orbital sizes with effective nuclear charges. Requires Java.