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"In this case, the electron density of the overall molecule is being measured." It seemed to me that it was more directly measuring the bond energies, which, o
by mtdewcmu 13y ago
"In this case, the electron density of the overall molecule is being measured."
It seemed to me that it was more directly measuring the bond energies, which, of course, is related to electron density.
- Komodo9 13y agoTrue. Even having a decent grasp on the topic (or perhaps, because having a decent grasp), I find it difficult to try to peel apart bond energy, electron density, bond length, etc, from each other; They're all effectively functions of each other and the entire system.
- mtdewcmu 13y agoIt sounds like you might be more up on this stuff than I am. Since the probe measures force, I was picturing it sort of pushing on the bond and registering the resistance, i.e. the bond energy. But that was just an impression, and I'm certainly no authority on this.