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- noun physics, chemistry A
cluster ofatoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms. - noun organic chemistry One or more atoms of a basic structure that are replaced by
amplificants in theamplification process ofphane nomenclature
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This group of atoms, called a superatom, takes on special attributes that might change how the aluminum reacts with water molecules.
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It is sometimes said that a "superatom" arises since the whole complex is described by one single wave function exactly as in a single atom.
The 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics - Information for the Public 2001
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I'm still surprised about proteins at absolute zero -- I thought that the Bose-Einstein Condensation effect would alter proteins, forcing them to collapse into a superatom.
Walter Kohn and Density-Functional Theory Horace Jeffery Hodges 2005
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Wikipedia has a stub on the superatom, but it doesn't say a lot -- and nothing about the quantum weirdness alluded to by Wieman.
Quantum Behavior of 'Superatoms'? Horace Jeffery Hodges 2005
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At that extremely low temperature, the wavelengths of individual atoms start to overlap and behave identically, thereby forming a 'superatom.'
Bose-Einstein Condensate Horace Jeffery Hodges 2005
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As these sites began interacting with the surrounding water molecules, hydrogen atoms swiftly jumped from one oxygen partner to another, ultimately ending up on the aluminum superatom.
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Some regions of the superatom were hungry for electrons, while other regions wanted to give electrons away, the researchers found.
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An aluminum superatom (silver) produces hydrogen molecules (yellow) from water, a new simulation shows.
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The result is a dot that behaves as if it were one giant superatom within which electrons flow freely, encountering no electrical resistance.
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Small molecules such as the aluminum superatom have a high ratio of surface area to volume, giving them an advantage over bulkier substrates in reaction rates, Vashishta says.
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