Chemistry GCSE
Delocalised Electron
What Delocalised Electron means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Delocalised Electron
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An electron that is not associated with a single atom or a covalent bond, and is free to move through a structure.
Topics that use Delocalised Electron
- Topic C2: Elements, compounds and mixtures (OCR GCSE)
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