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Oct 15, 2017
A reduction in the effective nuclear charge on the electron cloud, due to a difference in the attraction forces of the electrons on the nucleus
Explanation:
Right, in an element we know that electrons have shells, regions of space to float in, contained in orbitals
Well shielding comes from the fact that between shells there is a gap
So when you jump from one shell, down to the next (closer to nucleus), ionisation energy rockets up because you've jumped a large gap
It isn't dependant on it, but shielding has a direct effect
