molecular collision

collocation in English

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molecular
adjective
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/məˈlek.jə.lər/us
/məˈlek.jə.lɚ/
relating to molecules (= the simplest units of a ...
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collision
noun
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/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/us
/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/
an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other ...
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(Definition ofmolecularandcollisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This allows us to observe the consequences of a singlemolecularcollision, preventing secondary collisions and wall effects.
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The placement of a seed crystal into solution allows the recrystallization process to expedite by eliminating the need for randommolecularcollision/ interaction.
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Other research interests include atomic andmolecularcollisionphysics and astrophysics.
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This permits the two-way exchange of kinetic energy between internal motions and translational motions with eachmolecularcollision.
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Hard ionization is considered by mass spectrometrists as the employ of molecular electron bombardment, whereas soft ionization is charge bymolecularcollisionwith an introduced gas.
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Semiclassical theory of electronic transitions in low energy atomic and molecular collisions involving several nuclear degrees of freedom.
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It is notable that the events observed at this scale are truly stochastic - that is, they are the result of randommolecularcollisionand conformation changes.
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Indeed, it is this very contact or molecular collisions that gives rise to the shortrange repulsion.
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As for all gases, the absorbed energy can be redistributed by molecular collisions which heat the atmosphere.
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Averaged across an entire sample, molecular collisions are elastic.
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Local thermodynamic equilibrium in a gas means that molecular collisions far outweigh light emission and absorption in determining the distributions of states of molecular excitation.
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Consequently, more molecular collisions have the energy needed to reach the transition state.
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He also studies the physics of atomic and molecular collisions.
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