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Rydberg state

Rydberg state noun: any of those electronically excited states of an atom or molecule with energies that follow the Rydberg formula as they converge on an ionic state with an ionization energy.

Noun

Rydberg state (plural Rydberg states)

  1. Any of those electronically excited states of an atom or molecule with energies that follow the Rydberg formula as they converge on an ionic state with an ionization energy.

Forms of Rydberg state

pluralRydberg states

Questions about Rydberg state

What does Rydberg state mean?
Rydberg state means any of those electronically excited states of an atom or molecule with energies that follow the Rydberg formula as they converge on an ionic state with an ionization energy.
What part of speech is Rydberg state?
Rydberg state is a noun.
What is the plural of Rydberg state?
The plural of Rydberg state is Rydberg states.

Words near Rydberg state in the dictionary

  1. Rydberg constant
  2. Rydberg constants
  3. Rydberg formula
  4. Rydberg molecule
  5. Rydberg molecules
  6. Rydberg state
  7. Rydberg states
  8. Rydberg's goldenbush
  9. Rydberg's goldenbushes
  10. Rydberg-Ritz combination principle
  11. Ryde

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