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AP Chemistry
1.7 Periodic Trends
1.6 Photoelectron Spectroscopy
1.5 Atomic Structure and Electron Configuration
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A student hypothesizes that inner-shell (core) electrons shield outer-shell (valence) electrons from the full attractive force of the nucleus. Which of the following observations from photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) data provides the best evidence to support this hypothesis?

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