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Researchers track the motion of a single electron during a chemical reaction
August 20, 2025
MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 20 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release:

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Researchers track the motion of a single electron during a chemical reaction

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By Emily Ayshford

Valence electrons, located in the outermost shell of an atom, play an important role in driving chemical reactions and forming bonds with other atoms.

But imaging these particles as they perform this work i . . .

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