electron shell

Other forms: electron shells

Definitions of electron shell
  1. noun
    a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom
    “the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell”
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    type of:
    group, grouping
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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