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electron shell

noun electron shells

  1. The collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move).

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noun type of nebula

DeutschAtomhülle, Elektronenhülle

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@misc{electron_shell_2026,
  title = {electron shell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/electron%20shell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}