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Bethe-Slater curve

Bethe-Slater curve noun: a chart showing the exchange energy for transition metals as a function of the ratio of the interatomic distance to the radius of the electron shell. It illustrates why certain metals are ferromagnetic and others are antiferromagnetic.

bethe-slater curve: a chart showing the exchange energy for transition metals as a function of the ratio of the...
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Noun

Bethe-Slater curve (plural Bethe-Slater curves)

  1. A chart showing the exchange energy for transition metals as a function of the ratio of the interatomic distance to the radius of the electron shell. It illustrates why certain metals are ferromagnetic and others are antiferromagnetic.

Forms of Bethe-Slater curve

pluralBethe-Slater curves

Questions about Bethe-Slater curve

What does Bethe-Slater curve mean?
Bethe-Slater curve means a chart showing the exchange energy for transition metals as a function of the ratio of the interatomic distance to the radius of the electron shell. It illustrates why certain metals are ferromagnetic and others are antiferromagnetic.
What part of speech is Bethe-Slater curve?
Bethe-Slater curve is a noun.
What is the plural of Bethe-Slater curve?
The plural of Bethe-Slater curve is Bethe-Slater curves.

Words near Bethe-Slater curve in the dictionary

  1. Bethausen
  2. bethe
  3. Bethe formula
  4. Bethe lattice
  5. Bethe lattices
  6. Bethe-Slater curve
  7. Bethe-Slater curves
  8. Bethe-Weizsäcker cycle
  9. Bethea
  10. Betheas
  11. bethel

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