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electron shell

NOUN
  1. a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom
    the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell

How To Use electron shell In A Sentence

  • Since it takes eight electrons to fill the electron shell, a silicon atom is continually looking for four electrons to bond with.
  • G. Siegbahn realized that measuring characteristic X-ray spectra of all the elements would show systematically how successive electron shells are added when going from the light elements to the heavier ones. The Nobel Prizes in Physics 1901-2000
  • At this time, the maximum number of electron orbitals or electron shells for any element is seven.
  • Lewis's idea of stable, filled electron shells can be used to predict which atom is bonded to which other atom in a molecule.
  • Ni 2+ has a highly polarizable electron shell that results in greater covalency in its bonds.
  • The two types of atoms bond together into a single structure by sharing the unpaired electrons in the outermost electron shells surrounding their nuclei - i.e., by 'covalent' bonds. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • He gives me a blushing peek through the curtain at nonconcentric electron shells and light hydrogen atoms where electron and proton are separated by infinity. Passage at Arms
  • the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell
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