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Ultraviolet and visible spectra arise from transitions between the electronic states in molecules. The terms electronic spectra and ultraviolet and visible spectra are synonymous and cover the range 200-800 mp.. The far-ultraviolet region 100-200 mp, only partially transmitted by quartz and appreciably absorbed by air, will not be considered. 

In resonance terms electron delocalization map unsaturated carbonyl compounds IS represented by contributions from three principal resonance structures... 

Electrons and photons do not impact molecules or atoms. They interact with them in ways that result in various electronic excitations, including ionization. For this reason it is recommended that the terms electron impact and photon impact be avoided. 

The Stern-Gerlach experiment demonstrated that electrons have an intrinsic angular momentum in addition to their orbital angular momentum, and the unfortunate term electron spin was coined to describe this pure quantum-mechanical phenomenon. Many nuclei also possess an internal angular momentum, referred to as nuclear spin. As in classical mechanics, there is a relationship between the angular momentum and the magnetic moment. For electrons, we write... 

Depending on the rate behaviour upon variation of the catalyst potential UWr and, equivalently work function , a catalytic reaction can exhibit two types of behaviour, electrophobic or electrophilic. These terms, introduced since the early days of electrochemical promotion, are synonymous to the terms electron donor and electron acceptor reaction introduced by Wolkenstein113 in the fifties. Electrochemical promotion permits direct determination of the electrophobicity or electrophilicity of a catalytic reaction by just varying UWr and thus 0. 

The chemisorptive bond is a chemical bond. The nature of this bond can be covalent or can have a strong ionic character. The formation of the chemisorptive bond in general involves either donation of electrons from the adsorbate to the metal (donation) or donation of electrons from the metal to the adsorbate (backdonation).2 In the former case the adsorbate is termed electron donor, in the latter case it is termed electron acceptor.3 In many cases both donation and backdonation of electrons is involved in chemisorptive bond formation and the adsorbate behaves both as an electron acceptor and as an electron donor. A typical example is the chemisorption of CO on transition metals where, according to the model first described by Blyholder,4 the chemisorptive bond formation involves both donation of electrons from the 7t orbitals of CO to the metal and backdonation of electrons from the metal to the antibonding n orbitals of CO. 

We use the term electronic contact nano structuring to describe two dilferent types of nanostructuring techniques where the key role is played by the electronic contact between the tip and the substrate, yielding nanocativies on a surface. However, as we will see, the two alternatives seem to involve quite dilferent physical processes. 

The lattice enthalpy, Aiatt//m, is the molar enthalpy change accompanying the formation of a gas of ions from the solid. Since the reaction involves lattice disruption the lattice enthalpy is always large and positive. Aatom//m and Adiss//m are the enthalpies of atomization (or sublimation) of the solid, M(s), and the enthalpy of dissociation (or atomization) of the gaseous element, X2(g). The enthalpy of ionization is termed electron gain enthalpy, Aeg//m, for the anion and ionization enthalpy, Ajon//m, for the cation. 

It is useful to introduce a nomenclature for distinguishing between ET occurring by the conduction and superexchange mechanisms. The term electron transport is used in the context of molecular wire behavior, while electron transfer is used in the context of the superexchange mechanism. 

Since 1990, more and more structures have been solved from HREM images and electron diffraction and more and more scientists have become interested in structure analysis by electron crystallography (Hovmoller 1992 Zou, 1995). This pushed electron crystallography a big step forward. The term electron crystallography was first introduced and soon been accepted. 

Direct step-step interaction terms in the step energy ( direct interactions are entropic repulsion, strain terms, electronic structure effects etc.) do influence the step fluctuations, and they also drive the spreading of step trains, wires and bumps. Nevertheless, it is instructive to first ignore these direcf step-step repulsion, as is done in... 

From this point on, we will use the terms electronic Schrodinger equation and Schrodinger equation interchangeably. 

The symbol V(q,Q) stands for a kinematic operator containing spin-orbit terms, electron-phonon couplings and, eventually, a coupling to external fields. The molecular Hamiltonian is given by ... 

Over the last decade, interest in release and delivery of VOCs has been steadily growing, with a particular focus on food, environmental and medical applications [186-190]. Consequently, considerable effort was invested to develop analytical methods capable of capturing such dynamic VOC release processes (Fig. 15.14) [179, 191]. This led to improvements in electronic sensor methods (often termed electronic noses ) [192]. 

The term electron transfer has been used throughout to signify either partial or complete transfer. 

At this point it is important to distinguish between the terms electronic state and electronic orbitals. An electronic orbital is defined as that volume element of space in which there is a high probability (99.9%) of finding the electron. It is calculated from the one-electron wave function and is assumed to be independent of all other electrons in the molecule. 

The quantity pv C is the unpaired w-electron spin density at the carbon atom to which the hydrogen atom in question is bonded p c is defined as 1 times the fractional number of unpaired it electrons on the carbon atom, with the sign being determined by whether the net unpaired spin at the carbon atom is in the same or opposite direction as the spin vector of the molecule. The term -electron spin density is somewhat misleading in that pn is not an electron probability density (which is measured in electrons/cm3), but rather is a pure number. The semiempirical constant Q (no connection with nuclear quadrupole moments) is approximately —23 G. 

Radiationless transitions among electronic states of molecules represent a class of relaxation processes that are electronic in nature. The general term electronic relaxation appears to be appropriate for these processes,23 but it is convenient to divide those transitions involving a change in the bound electronic states of a molecule into two categories Transitions between states of the same multiplicity, referred to as internal conversion, and transitions between states of different multiplicity, referred to as intersystem crossing. Although there are several early experimental... 

Let us assume the availability of a useful body of quantitative data for rates of decay of excited states to give new species. How do we generalize this information in terms of chemical structure so as to gain some predictive insight For reasons explained earlier, I prefer to look to the theory of radiationless transitions, rather than to the theory of thermal rate processes, for inspiration. Radiationless decay has been discussed recently by a number of authors.16-22 In this volume, Jortner, Rice, and Hochstrasser 23 have presented a detailed theoretical analysis of the problem, with special attention to the consequences of the failure of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. They arrive at a number of conclusions with which I concur. Perhaps the most important is, "... the theory of photochemical processes outlined is at a preliminary stage of development. Extension of that theory should be of both conceptual and practical value. The term electronic relaxation has been applied to the process of radiationless decay. 

The water acts as a highway for the electrons (the term electrons comes from the word electricity) to move between these potentially corrosive molecules and the vessel wall. 

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