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electron shell

electron shell noun: the collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move).

Noun

electron shell (plural electron shells)

  1. The collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move).

electron shell meaning in Tamil, Malay and Persian

electron shell in Tamil

இலத்திரனோடு, எலெக்ட்ரான் கூடு, எலெக்ட்ரான் அடுக்குகள்

electron shell in Malay

type of nebula
petala elektron

electron shell in Persian

type of nebula
لایه الکترونی lâye-ye elekteroni

Forms of electron shell

pluralelectron shells

Questions about electron shell

What does electron shell mean?
Electron shell means the collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move).
What is electron shell in Tamil?
Electron shell in Tamil is இலத்திரனோடு, எலெக்ட்ரான் கூடு, எலெக்ட்ரான் அடுக்குகள். See Electron shell meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is electron shell?
Electron shell is a noun.
What is the plural of electron shell?
The plural of electron shell is electron shells.

Words near electron shell in the dictionary

  1. electron number
  2. electron numbers
  3. electron pair
  4. electron pairs
  5. electron paramagnetic resonance
  6. electron shell
  7. electron shells
  8. electron spin resonance
  9. electron spin resonances
  10. electron transfer
  11. electron transfer reaction

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