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electronic state
  استات ِ الکترونی  
estât-e elektroni
Fr.: état éléctronique  

In molecular quantum mechanics, any of → quantum states corresponding to a particular → electron configuration (i.e. an arrangement of the electron(s) in certain → orbitals). The electron configuration with the lowest energy is called the → ground state. All higher energy states are called → excited states.

See also: → electronic; → state.