Rydberg atom

English

Etymology

From Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist.

Noun

Rydberg atom (plural Rydberg atoms)

  1. (physics, chemistry) 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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