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		persedes on Aug 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Commercial quantum computer identifies molecular c... ~~Isotopes?~~ nvm just read the article: The linear H4 molecule is, simply, a molecule made of four hydrogen atoms arranged in a linear fashion.

macksd on Aug 3, 2023 | [–]

I don't think so. Isotopes can influence mass and other nuclear characteristics, but it's really the electron configuration that determines the molecular possibilities.

anyoneamous on Aug 3, 2023 | [–]

That's stretching the definition of "molecule" even worse than astrophysicists stretch the definition of "metal".

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