chem: Clarify basic concepts of trends

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@ -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: