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K-shell

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[key-shel] / ˈkeɪˌʃɛl /

noun

Physics.

  1. the first shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, two electrons having principal quantum number 1.

Etymology

Origin of K-shell

First recorded in 1965–70

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