single atom

collocation in English

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single
adjective
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/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/us
/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
one ...
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atom
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæt.əm/us
/ˈæt̬.əm/
the smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Atoms can combine to form ...
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(Definition ofsingleandatomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To study the behavior of macrovariables, physicists do not describe the dynamic pattern of everysingleatom.
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First, we assume that each event is associated to asingleatom.
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The force needed to dislocate asingleatomis given by the interatomic forces, but there is no demand that all the atoms be dislocated simultaneously.
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There is not asingleatomof ribbon development upon it.
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In the first case, thesingleatomis the carbonyl carbon that ends up in carbon monoxide.
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In principle, a complete basis set for a molecule can be spanned by placing a large set of functions on asingleatom.
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In 2012 asingleatomtransistor was fabricated using a phosphorus atom bound to a silicon surface (between two significantly larger electrodes).
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He was first to observe how asingleatomrepeatedly emits and absorbs a single photon.
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Using an atomic force microscope everysingleatomand bond of a pentacene molecule could be imaged.
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In a high angle dislocation boundary, this depends on the atom transport bysingleatomjumps from the shrinking to the growing grains.
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If only asingleatomof hydrogen were present, then only a single wavelength would be observed at a given instant.
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In this case, electron emission comes from an area about twice the crystallographic size of asingleatom.
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The electrons are generally trapped in localized states (loosely speaking, they are stuck to asingleatom, and not free to move around the crystal).
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Asingleatom, a cluster of atoms, or a molecule or cluster of molecules may all be referred to by the general term adparticle.
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