English Explanatory Dictionary

Rydberg atom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Rydberg atom Rydberg atoms

Etymology

From Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist.

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