Electron pair

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounTwo electrons having opposite spin but all other quantum numbers the same; i.e two electrons in the same atomic orbital or molecular orbital, especially such electrons that function in concert to form a covalent bond

Synonyms

duplet cooper pair electron shell doublet spin quantum number pi bond dielectron electron configuration π bond isodoublet subshell orthoexciton

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