How is the concept of effective nuclear charge used to simplify the numerous electron-electron repulsions in many-electron atom

since the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, as we move to the left on the periodic table, the electrostatic pull between the nucleus and the valence electron shell decreases. as we move down a group (vertical column), the valence shell energy level gets further and further from the nucleus.

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