Combined Science GCSE
Electron arrangement
What Electron arrangement means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The arrangement of electrons in the shells of an atom, which can be used to deduce the position of an element in the periodic table.
Topics that use Electron arrangement
- The periodic table (AQA GCSE)
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