electron shell

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electron shell - a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom; "the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell"

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

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It affects the electron shells of atoms without having any significant effects on their nuclei.

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Spin networks are the quantum states of gravity, just as electron shells are the quantum states of the atom," Rovelli notes.

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These values correspond to the amounts of energy required to remove bonding electrons from an atom's valence electron shells.

Mapping the periodic landscape of elements by Amato, I. / Science News

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