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Elusive thorium–thorium bonding directly observed using Hirshfeld atom refinement

  • June 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Elusive thorium–thorium bonding directly observed using Hirshfeld atom refinement
Researchers have directly visualized a rare type of chemical bond between some of the heaviest elements in the periodic table, providing experimental evidence of how these atoms share electrons in systems where this has been difficult to prove.

Originally published at Phys.org

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