Inner shell

"K shell"), followed by the "2 shell" (or "L shell"), then the "3 shell" (or "M shell"), and so on further and further from the nucleus. The shells correspond...

the outermost electron shell; for a transition metal, a valence electron can also be in an inner shell. An atom with a closed shell of valence electrons...

organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is also the material of which pearls are composed. It is strong...

in the outer shell'. For example, chlorine (element 17), with electron configuration 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5, has 17 protons and 10 inner shell electrons (2...

higher relative excitation which is common for the inner shell of planetary nebulas. The inner shell overplotted with the two slits going across the central...

Characteristic X-rays are emitted when outer-shell electrons fill a vacancy in the inner shell of an atom, releasing X-rays in a pattern that is "characteristic"...

results from the outer electron shell being progressively farther from the nucleus, with the addition of one inner shell per row as one moves down the column...

levels or electron shells bound to the nucleus. The incident beam may excite an electron in an inner shell, ejecting it from the shell while creating an...

Māori words) is both singular and plural. In New Zealand, its polished inner shell is widely utilised for jewellery and ornamentation. There are four species...

which fill their outer shells, are called main-group elements; the d-block elements (coloured blue below), which fill an inner shell, are called transition...