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Scientists capture first-ever real-time images of electrons in the act of breaking bonds

First, the researchers used a short laser pulse about 200 nanometers in wavelength to excite ammonia molecules. This pump ...
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Lanthanide orbitals spring a reaction surprise

The lanthanide elements’ 4f electron orbitals are notoriously shy and retiring, and they were long thought to be unwilling partners in chemical bonding. Now chemists have brought out a surprising ...