Detailed calculations show that the value of Zeff for the outermost electrons in Si and Cl atoms is 4.29+ and 6.12+, respectively.
(a) What value do you estimate for Zeff experienced by the outermost electron in both Si and Cl by assuming core electrons contribute 1.00 and valence electrons contribute 1.00 to the screening constant?
(b) What values do you estimate for Zeff using Slater's rules?
(c) Which approach gives a more accurate estimate of Zeff?
(d) Which method of approximation more accurately accounts for the steady increase in Zeff that occurs upon moving left to right across a period?
(e) Predict Zeff for a valence electron in P, phosphorus, based on the calculations for Si and Cl.