From 572c66c320979f840c6dccb170d494ecb5e769f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eggy Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2021 20:50:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] chem: Clarify basic concepts of trends --- docs/sch3uz.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/sch3uz.md b/docs/sch3uz.md index 2be7c7e..8510686 100644 --- a/docs/sch3uz.md +++ b/docs/sch3uz.md @@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ Down a period, the number of shells occupied by the electrons increases, so vale - the attraction of valence electrons to the nucleus decreases due to the increasing distance - shielding increases due to the increasing number of electrons between the valence electrons and the nucleus -The impacts of these basic concepts on the above periodic trends is left as an exercise to the reader. +The effects of these basic concepts to cause the above periodic trends is left as an exercise for the reader. !!! example To explain why there is a trend of decreasing atomic radius across a period: