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Quantum tunnelling in chemical reactions can be visualised in terms of a reaction coordinate diagram (Figure 2.4). As we have seen, classical transitions are achieved by thermal activation - nuclear (i.e. atomic position) displacement along the R curve distorts the geometry so that the... [Pg.28]

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