"inert pair effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inert pair effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} inert pair effect (plural inert pair effects)
  1. (chemistry) The tendency of the two electrons in the outermost atomic s-orbital to remain unshared in compounds of post-transition metals. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Quantum mechanics
    Sense id: en-inert_pair_effect-en-noun-Kk9mojLd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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