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Electromagnetic waves
Physics; General physics
The waves which are due to oscillating electrical and magnetic fields and do not need any material medium for their propagation are called electromagnetic waves. These waves can, however, travel ...
Orbital
Physics; General physics
The region of space around the nucleus of an atom where an electron is likely to be found.
Electron
Physics; General physics
Subatomic particle that has the smallest negative charge possible and usually found in an orbital of an atom, but gained or lost when atoms become ions.
Origin
Physics; General physics
The only point on a graph where both the x and y variables have a value of zero at the same time.
Electron configuration
Physics; General physics
The arrangement of electrons in orbits and sub-orbits about the nucleus of an atom.
Electron current
Physics; General physics
Opposite to conventional current; that is, considers electric current to consist of a drift of negative charges that flows from the negative terminal to the positive terminal of a battery.
