(atomic physics) An orbital electron for which there is no other electron in the same atom with the same energy but opposite spin.
unpaired electron
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- free radicals
- spin label
- radical ion (chemistry)
- backbiting
- superoxides
- anion (in chemistry)
- radical
- Overhauser effect (atomic physics)
- electron paramagnetic resonance
- ionizing radiation
- dinitrogen tetroxide
- nitrogen monoxide
- Reactive intermediates
- magnetic resonance (in physics, chemistry)
