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The Influence of Intramolecular Atomic Motion on Electron Diffraction Diagrams

P. Debye
- 01 Jan 1941 - 
- Vol. 9, Iss: 1, pp 55-60
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In this article, a discussion of the influence of atomic vibrations and free or hindered rotations of molecular groups in molecules on their scattering properties is presented, and the radial distribution curve is calculated and the results which may be expected from an analysis of this curve are indicated.
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A discussion of the influence of atomic vibrations and of free or hindered rotations of molecular groups in molecules on their scattering properties. The radial distribution curve is calculated and the results which may be expected from an analysis of this curve are indicated.

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Internal Rotation in Ethylene Chloride

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