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Definition of "isoelectronic" []

  • Having equal numbers of electrons or the same electronic configuration. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "isoelectronic" in a sentence
  • "Castleman noted that, in this case, the term isoelectronic refers to the number of electrons present in the outer shell of an atom or molecule."
  • "Which of the following isoelectronic species will have the smallest atomic radius?"
  • "Which of the following isoelectronic species will have the smallest atomic aduis?"