Dangling bond. Molecular graphic of a dangling bond associated with an oxygen defect in silicon dioxide. Coloured spheres represent different atoms: o

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Dangling bond. Molecular graphic of a dangling bond associated with an oxygen defect in silicon dioxide. Coloured spheres represent different atoms: oxygen = red, silicon = yellow. The green shapes are molecular orbitals. Dangling bonds are molecular orbitals that would like to chemically interact with another species to form a chemical bond.

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Keywords: atoms, bon, bond, chemical, chemistry, compound, compounds, dangling, defect, dioxide, graphic, molecular, molecule, molecules, oxygen, silicon