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unpaired electrons

unpaired electrons is the plural of unpaired electron.

Meaning of unpaired electron

Noun

unpaired electron (plural unpaired electrons)

  1. An electron, in an atomic orbital, for which there is no other electron in the same orbital but with opposite spin; a characteristic of free radicals and other reactive species

Questions about unpaired electrons

What is unpaired electrons the plural of?
Unpaired electrons is the plural of unpaired electron.

Words near unpaired electrons in the dictionary

  1. unpaints
  2. unpair
  3. unpairable
  4. unpaired
  5. unpaired electron
  6. unpaired electrons
  7. unpairedness
  8. unpairing
  9. unpairs
  10. unpalatabilities
  11. unpalatability

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