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On the tiniest of scales, chemistry isn’t all about ‘billiard-ball’ reactions

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In a recent study, scientists provide evidence of the effects of photodissociation on the quantum level for an atmospheric pollutant, formaldehyde, thereby showing photodissociation reactions can’t be treated classically, like ‘billiard-balls’ coming together, colliding and reconnecting, said an author of a new study.

Source: ScienceDaily.com