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shellnounA hard external covering of an animal.
sublevelnounAn intermediate level between others in a mine
principal quantum numbernoun(physics) The quantum number (of an atomic orbital) that specifies the energy of an electron in an atom and, hence, which shell it occupies
electron shellnoun(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).
atomic orbitalnoun(quantum mechanics, physical chemistry) A mathematical function that describes the wave-like behavior of either one electron or a pair of electrons in an atom. This function can be used to calculate the probability of finding any electron of an atom in any specific region around the atom's nucleus.
electron pairnoun(chemistry, physics) Two electrons having opposite spin but all other quantum numbers the same; i.e. two electrons in the same atomic orbital or molecular orbital, especially such electrons that function in concert to form a covalent bond
molecular orbitalnoun(physical chemistry, quantum mechanics) The quantum mechanical behavior of an electron in a molecule describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy; approximated by a linear combination of atomic orbitals.
supermultipletnoun(physics) A set of quantum mechanical states, each of which has the same value for a certain quantum number (or numbers) but different values for another related one
dupletnounA group of two things.
orbital symmetrynoun(physics, chemistry) The properties of an atomic orbital or molecular orbital that characterize its symmetry; especially those properties that are conserved in a chemical reaction.
valence shellnoun(chemistry) the outermost shell of electrons in an atom; these valence electrons take part in bonding with other atoms
magnetic quantum numbernoun(physics) A quantum number of an atomic orbital, whose possible values are related to the azimuthal quantum number, that denotes the energy levels in a subshell.
aufbau principlenoun(physics) The rule stating that, in the ground state of an atom or ion, electrons fill subshells of the lowest available energy, followed by subshells of higher energy.
pi bondnoun(physics, chemistry) A form of covalent bond in which a pair of atomic orbitals are shared
orbital quantum numbernounazimuthal quantum number
spin quantum numbernoun(physics) A quantum number that specifies the spin of a particle; for an electron, it may only take the values ±1/2
orbitalnoun(physics) A specification of the energy and probability density of one or more electrons at any point in an atom or molecule, representable as a wave function.
circular statenoun(physics) Any of those quantum states of an atom, which has a high principal quantum number n, and a magnetic quantum number m_l with the maximum possible magnitude, |m_l|=n-1.
tripletnounOne of a group of three, particularly
antibonding orbitalnoun(physical chemistry) an atomic or molecular orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together - thus generating a repulsive force that hinders bonding

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