Combined Science GCSE

Electron configuration

What Electron configuration means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Electron configuration

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The arrangement of electrons written as numbers such as 2,8,1, which makes the outer-electron count visible.

AQA · The periodic table (study guide)

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