din6 zi2 cang4電子層电子层
Jyutpingdin6 zi2 cang4
Yaledihn jí chàhng
Definition
Electron shell; the region of space around an atom's nucleus occupied by electrons, making up most of its volume.
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How it's used
Scientific terminology in Hong Kong often blends English loanwords with Chinese characters. While 電子層 is the standard term in textbooks, students and teachers frequently use the English term 'shell' directly in conversation to avoid ambiguity. It is common to hear people refer to the 'valence shell' as 價電子層 or simply by its English name.
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How many electrons are there inside the electron shell?
The outermost electron shell is called the valence shell.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
