outer sphere
collocation in Englishmeaningsofouterandsphere
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outer
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈaʊ.tər/us/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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sphere
noun[C]
uk/sfɪər/us/sfɪr/
an object shaped like a ...
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(Definition ofouterandspherefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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To match reality, theouterspherewould have to spin about ten times more slowly.
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The development of theoutersphereis identical to the inner sphere and is therefore not described in detail here.
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Therefore, if we slow theouterspherealmost to a standstill, the system will reduce to the one associated with the first epicyclic arrangement.
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Alternatively, an inner sphere may rotate and oscillate with an unknown velocity whilst theoutersphereis kept fixed.
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The equator of theoutersphereis in this plane.
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Theoutersphereis the domain of political action and material interests and it is here that the superiority of the west as represented by the colonial state is recognized.
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The lunar trace shown in figure 4a was created by an inner sphere that completes 20 revolutions about its pole while theouterspherecompletes a single revolution.
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Hence, it is possible that much of the hydration water is retained during transport, allowing the weaker (but still specific)outerspherecoordination.
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Outersphereelectron transfer can occur between different chemical species or between identical chemical species that differ only in their oxidation state.
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Stars were embedded in a largeouterspherewhich rotated relatively rapidly, while the planets dwelt in smaller spheres betweena separate one for each planet.
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The compound is of academic interest as an early example of a catalyst for transfer hydrogenation that operates by anouterspheremechanism.
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In any transition metal redox process, the mechanism can be assumed to beoutersphereunless the conditions of the inner sphere are met.
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It was originally formulated to addressoutersphereelectron transfer reactions, in which two chemical species change only in their charge, with an electron jumping.
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Instead, electron transfer must take place via anoutersphereprocess, where the electron tunnels between the catalyst and another molecule.
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The electron transfer reaction proceeds via anoutersphereelectron transfer.
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This classification relies on an archaic classification of the inner andoutersphere.
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The alternative to inner sphere electron transfer isoutersphereelectron transfer.
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