English Explanatory Dictionary

electron pair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Two 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

Word forms

electron pair electron pairs
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