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noble-gas electron configuration

noble-gas electron configuration

[¦nō·bəl ¦gas i′lek‚trän kən‚fig·yə‚rā·shən]
(chemistry)
An electron structure of an atom or ion in which the outer electron shell contains eight electrons, corresponding to the electron configuration of a noble gas, such as neon or argon.
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