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Question
Right or wrong sentence.
The number of shields decreases as the calculation goes down from top to bottom.
Options
Right
Wrong
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Solution
The given sentence is wrong.
Explanation:
As one goes down a group in the periodic table, the number of electron shells increases because each successive element occupies the next higher principal energy level (period), so atoms lower in the group have more shells (e.g., Li vs Na).
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