Tunnelling effects in chemistry |
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Authors: | Sharmistha Karmakar Deepthi Jose Ayan Datta |
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Institution: | 2. Department of Spectroscopy, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja Subodh Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, West Bengal, India 3. School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 1. Department of Spectroscopy, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, 700 032, Kolkata, India
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Abstract: | Most of the molecules react to form products by climbing a barrier. The energy involved in this climbing of the barrier is known as the activation energy of the reaction. Questions like how fast a reaction occurs can be answered by considering the height of the barrier. However, in some reactions, the reactants transform to products by directly tunnelling across the barrier instead of climbing over it. Such a purely quantum mechanical effect, which becomes more prominent for reactions at low temperatures can lead to interesting and even completely unexpected products. This effect and its consequences in representative examples are discussed. |
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