inert pair effect

noun

The tendency of the two electrons in the outermost atomic s-orbital to remain unshared in compounds of post-transition metals.

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Meanings

nouninert pair effect (plural inert pair effects)

plural inert pair effects

  1. chemistryThe tendency of the two electrons in the outermost atomic s-orbital to remain unshared in compounds of post-transition metals.
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