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Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry ((HEC2,volume 2 / 2I))

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The electronic structure of atoms and molecules, their interactions, spectra and the nature of the chemical bond are explained in a modern way by quantum mechanics. The behaviour of the electron in the atom is described by Schrödinger’s equation, formulated in 1926 (Fig. 1).

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Kruk, I. (1998). Properties of Activated Oxygen Species. In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry of Oxygen Species. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 2 / 2I. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49571-0_2

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