
ERIC Number: EJ395747
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Publication Date: 1989
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The Three Forms of Molecular Oxygen.
Laing, Michael
Journal of Chemical Education, v66 n6 p453-55 Jun 1989
Finds that a logical application of the simple rules of the molecular orbital bonding theory for diatomic molecules predicted the existence of three spin isomers of the oxygen molecule: one triplet form with two unpaired electrons and two singlet forms with all electrons paired. (MVL)
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Language: English
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