Inert gases like neon and argon have eight electrons in their outer shell.

像氖和氩这样的惰性气体，在它们的外电子层有8个电子。

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Far from the sun, in the outer solar system, beyond Jupiter's orbit, temperatures are low enough to permit ices to form out of water and out of gases like methane and carbon dioxide.

在远离太阳的外太阳系，在木星轨道之外，温度低到足以使冰从水以及甲烷和二氧化碳等气体中形成。

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The explanation may be in Earth's mantle, the layer of rock underlying the tectonic plates and extending down over 1,800 miles to the outer edge of Earth's iron core.

解释可能是在地球的地幔中，这是在构造板块下面的岩石层，向下延伸超过1800英里到地球铁芯的外边缘。

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But as he says, the search for life in outer space is a long-term goal, and he is still hopeful.

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So the 3 s 1, or any of the other electrons that are in the outer-most shell, those are what we call our valence electrons, and those are where all the excitement happens.

它们是经常发生激发情况的,那也是我们所看到，我们称之为价电子，它们是经常发生激发情况的。

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An up-and-comer who's now a down- and-outer. Do you remember that scene in the back of the car with his brother Charlie a small time racket guy?

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They put in something with tools on it for future missions, and they also set up a science experiment which is going to look--how materials--look at--study materials in outer space, and it'll radio back its results.

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Or to repeat what you already know, the more that eurozone members pool their powers and sovereignty in the hope of finding a lasting solution to the currency union's crisis, the more that the UK becomes defined in their eyes - and those of other nations - as in the outer circle of EU influence.

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In mid-July, the department's Mineral Management Services, which controls the mineral rights on federal lands, asserted its jurisdiction over renewable energy projects--wind, wave, solar and tidal energy--on federal waters in the Outer Continental Shelf.

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