molecular orbital

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molecular orbital

noun molecular orbitals

  1. physical The quantum mechanical behavior of an electron in a molecule describing the probability of the electron's particular position and energy; approximated by a linear combination of atomic orbitals.

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noun molecular orbital

日本語分子軌道 bunshikidō
中文分子軌道 /分子轨道 fēnzǐ guǐdào
हिन्दीआण्विक कक्षक āṇvik kakṣak
DeutschMolekülorbital

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@misc{molecular_orbital_2026,
  title = {molecular orbital},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/molecular%20orbital},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}