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principal quantum number
One of the four quantum numbers that characterize the electron configuration of an atom. The principal quantum number determines the size and (in hydrogen atoms) the energy of an orbital. The principal quantum number, n, is used to label electron shells; n may take on integer values from 1 to infinity.
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• ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
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