How do you use the word "electron" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "electron" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "electron": There is one electron in a hydrogen atom. Cooper pairs are electron pairs formed in superconductors.

Electron Meaning

/ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

nounAlloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron⁽ᵈᵉ⁾.

Sentence Examples

There is one electron in a hydrogen atom.

Cooper pairs are electron pairs formed in superconductors.

CEFR Practice Quiz

In a hydrogen atom, a single ____ orbits the nucleus.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

There is one ____ in a hydrogen atom.

Word Origin & History

Blend of electric + ion, coined by Anglo-Irish scientist George Stoney in 1891, changed by him multiple times from an earlier electrolion and original electrine (used as early as 1874) as the name for the electric charge associated with a univalent ion. Compare electro-, -on. The particle ("corpuscule") was discovered in 1896. The name electrion was proposed for the particle in 1906 but curtailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.

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