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molecular orbital theory

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
molec-u-lar or-bital the-o-ry
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of determining the structure of a molecule by assuming that electrons are not fixed to bonds between individual atoms

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

MO theory (abbreviation)

Questions

What does molecular orbital theory mean?
A method of determining the structure of a molecule by assuming that electrons are not fixed to bonds between individual atoms

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