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Rydberg atom

noun

Rydberg atom

noun

Etymology From Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist.

1

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Any atom which has a single valence electron in a shell well outside any other electrons in the aton; approximates the hydrogen atom.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.