"electron shell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: electron shells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electron shell (plural electron shells)
  1. (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). Translations (type of nebula): електронна обвивка (elektronna obvivka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Atomhülle [feminine] (German), Elektronenhülle [feminine] (German), petala elektron (Malay), elektronskal [neuter] (Swedish)

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