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electronic configuration

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noun

  1. chem the arrangement of electrons in the orbitals of an atom or molecule

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Quinolines make synthesis of such frameworks possible thanks to their unique electronic configuration.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

Just as we write electron configurations for atoms, we can write the molecular electronic configuration by listing the orbitals with superscripts indicating the number of electrons present.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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