closed shell
Americannoun
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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
The “closed shell construction system,” Wannius said, “produces a hurricane-, flood-resistant building taking sheet rock out of the walls and using an almost water-impermeable print material.”
From Seattle Times
A live oyster, a good one, when it hits the culling board has a tightly closed shell.
From Literature
When purchasing clams, you want to make sure they have a completely closed shell, as this means that they are still alive.
From Seattle Times
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
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