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Diagram of the shell atomic model for a neon atom, showing electrons orbiting in two shells around a central nucleus. An inset details the nucleus, depicting clustered protons and neutrons.

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magic number atom electronic configuration shell nuclear model Rutherford model Bohr model Thomson atomic model subatomic particle radioactivity Atomism isotope periodic table magnetic resonance fundamental force

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Maria Goeppert Mayer

Maria Goeppert Mayer

American physicist