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Rydberg atom

noun

Etymology

From Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist.

  1. derived from physicist

Definitions

  1. Any atom which has a single valence electron in a shell well outside any other electrons…

    Any atom which has a single valence electron in a shell well outside any other electrons in the aton; approximates the hydrogen atom.

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