Molecular structures determined by X-ray diffraction are often represented in the form of ORTEP diagrams showing thermal

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Molecular structures determined by X-ray diffraction are often represented in the form of ORTEP diagrams showing thermal ellipsoids for non-hydrogen atoms.

(a) What do you understand by a thermal ellipsoid ?

(b) Why are H atoms usually represented isotropically?

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Inorganic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781292134147

5th Edition

Authors: Catherine Housecroft

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