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Protonic States in Chemistry
Author(s) -
Zimmermann H.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.196401571
Subject(s) - proton , delocalized electron , dualism , chemical physics , chemistry , wave function , physics , subject matter , computational chemistry , theoretical physics , atomic physics , nuclear physics , organic chemistry , epistemology , philosophy , curriculum , psychology , pedagogy
Protons are subject to the wave/particle dualism of matter. Hitherto, only the copruscular picture has been generally used in chemistry for describing protons. In contrast, the wave picture is considered in the present article. Protonic states, proton delocalization, and the tunnel effect in chemistry are discussed and illustrated by examples.