StoryQuest · Mission 045

Chemistry · Challenge

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Live relationshipZeff=Z−SZ_{eff} = Z - S
Atom builder. Shielding constant at 1.6 . Effective + shielding 7.7 e, Nuclear charge 16 e. Currently effective + shielding is short by 8.3 e.ATOM BUILDERTUNINGNUCLEUS1.6

Effective + shielding

7.7e

Nuclear charge

16e

1.6

Atom builder. Shielding constant at 1.6 . Effective + shielding 7.7 e, Nuclear charge 16 e. Currently effective + shielding is short by 8.3 e.

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You take control of a trends worksheet that keeps predicting the wrong atomic radius.

Sulfur has 16 protons, and its outer electrons feel an effective pull of 6.1. The shielding value in the model is wrong.