closed shell
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(in atomic structure) a shell that contains the maximum number of electrons permitted by the exclusion principle.
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(in nuclear structure) a shell that contains the maximum number of nucleons permitted by the exclusion principle.
Example Sentences
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“I just turned to a closed shell, I was hot-headed, stressed, depressed.”
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
Among the most studied interactions of π systems, the non-covalent attraction between neutral, closed shell aromatic rings is often characterized using the terms π−π interaction or π stacking12, 13, 14, 15.
From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017
Opening the oyster by roughly prying the tightly closed shell is equivalent to a major operation.
From Time Magazine Archive
A live oyster, a good one, when it hits the culling board has a tightly closed shell.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
The enemy had apparently retired into a tightly closed shell of energy.
From Spacehounds of IPC by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)
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