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K-shell: Meaning and Definition of
K-shell
Pronunciation: (kā'shel"), [key]
— n. Physics.
- the first shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, two electrons having principal quantum number 1. Cf. L-shell, M-shell, N-shell.
