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Orbital vs Pseudopericyclic - What's the difference?

orbital | pseudopericyclic |

As adjectives the difference between orbital and pseudopericyclic

is that orbital is of or relating to an orbit while pseudopericyclic is describing a transformation within a cyclic array of atoms in which bonding and nonbonding orbitals exchange roles.

As a noun orbital

is a specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule.

orbital

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to an orbit.
  • Of or relating to the eye socket (eyehole).
  • Noun

    (electron orbital) (en noun)
  • (label) A specification of the energy and probability density of an electron at any point in an atom or molecule
  • An orbital motorway
  • Derived terms

    * atomic orbital * molecular orbital

    See also

    * quantum number

    Anagrams

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    pseudopericyclic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) Describing a transformation within a cyclic array of atoms in which bonding and nonbonding orbitals exchange roles