English Explanatory Dictionary

principal quantum number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quantum number (of an atomic orbital) that specifies the energy of an electron in an atom and, hence, which shell it occupies

Word forms

principal quantum number principal quantum numbers

Related words

azimuthal quantum number magnetic quantum number spin quantum number
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