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ETAT ATOMIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
CONT

The wave function (more accurately, the square of it) describes the probability of finding the electron at a given location and can only take certain discrete forms, which [are] called atomic states.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique nucléaire
CONT

La fonction d'onde (plus exactement, le carré de son module) détermine la probabilité de trouver l'électron en un endroit donné, et elle ne peut prendre que certaines formes, qu'on appelle les états atomiques.

Spanish

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