N-SHELL


Meaning of N-SHELL in English

/en"shel'/ , n. Physics.

the fourth shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, 32 electrons having principal quantum number 4. Cf. K-shell, L-shell, M-shell .

[ 1920-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .