ELECTRON SHELL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom

Example:

the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("electron shell" is a kind of...):

group; grouping (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)

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