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Offline lostphysicist

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size of a molecule
« on: December 29, 2006, 10:02:16 AM »
can anyone tell me the physical size of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycyclic_aromatic_hydrocarbon)? and also how to calculate the size of a molecule.

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Re: size of a molecule
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2006, 10:08:09 AM »
It depends on the specific molecule you're looking at. You could use typical bond lengths and simple geometry to estimate the size.
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Re: size of a molecule
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2006, 10:49:15 AM »
fantastic, thanks a lot, i'll take a look at it.
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