Combined Science GCSE
Electron arrangement and outer electrons
What Electron arrangement and outer electrons means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The outer electrons are the ones most easily removed because they are furthest from the nucleus and least strongly attracted.
Topics that use Electron arrangement and outer electrons
- Mass number, atomic number and isotopes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atomic number
- Atomic structure
- Ion formation
- Isotopes
- Mass number
- Nuclide notation
- Protons, neutrons and electrons
- Relative atomic mass
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