M-SHELL


Meaning of M-SHELL in English

/em"shel'/ , n. Physics.

the third shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, 18 electrons having principal quantum number three. Cf. K-shell, L-shell, N-shell .

[ 1920-25 ]

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