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electron

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e·lec·tron /ɪˈlektrɒn $ -trɑːn/ noun [countable]  HPa very small piece of matter with a negative electrical charge that moves around the nucleus (=central part) of an atom 电子 proton, neutron5 see picture at 见图 atom
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electronAlthough small, these single crystals can be studied using an electron microscope.The world it presents is populated by entities such as electrons and quarks.Crystal cleanliness and crystallinity were checked by Auger electron spectroscopy and low energy electron diffraction, respectively.In electron sharing, a shared electron can not be considered to have been gained or lost.The valency of an atom in a covalent molecule is the number of electrons shared by the atom in forming the bond.Screen-printed silver metal contacts on the surface of the wafer collect the streams of electrons and produce an electric current.This leaves one electron on each carbon atom unaccounted for.How near depends on the electron energy.
Origin electron (1800-1900) electro- + -on (as in ion)
e·lec·tron nounChineseSyllable
negative matter electrical very a small with of piece charge a Corpus


electron
electron /ɪˈlektrɒn $ -trɑːn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: electro- + -on (as in ion)
a very small piece of matter with a negative electrical charge that moves around the nucleus (=central part) of an atom ⇨ proton, neutron


elec·tronBrE /ɪˈlektrɒn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈlektrɑːn/ 🔊 noun (physics 物理) a very small piece of matter (= a substance) with a negative electric charge, found in all atoms 电子   see also neutron, proton

antiparticle, atom, electron, ion, neutron, nucleus, particle, positron, proton, valency