Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inert pair effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: in-ert -pair -ef-fect
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of the two electrons in the outermost atomic s-orbital to remain unshared in compounds of post-transition metals.

Inflected Forms

inert pair effects (plural)

Questions

What does inert pair effect mean?: The tendency of the two electrons in the outermost atomic s-orbital to remain unshared in compounds of post-transition metals.

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