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Definition 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"
Definition of Electron shell
1. Noun. (physics) The collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electron Shell
Literary usage of Electron shell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Computing Radiation Dosimetry: CRD 2002 : Workshop Proceedings, Sacavém by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear (2004)
"These effects are important only when the projectile energy is comparable to the
ionisation energy of the active electron shell. ..."
2. National Accounts of OECD Countries: V.2 by OECD Staff, SourceOECD (Online service) (2004)
"These effects are important only when the projectile energy is comparable to the
ionisation energy of the active electron shell. ..."