tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post6421072251903218559..comments2024-03-28T17:13:01.117+10:00Comments on Condensed concepts: Absurd to the n'th degree, not chemical cricketRoss H. McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439168179960787195.post-21745495244269496212018-09-05T01:27:29.544+10:002018-09-05T01:27:29.544+10:00[chuckle chuckle] Since there are no comments .......[chuckle chuckle] Since there are no comments .... <br /><br />This is an old one! I remember it well from grad school, where the first molecule I worked on was ... NaCl! And yes, these were real, discrete, molecules in the gas phase. They reacted in molecular beams with K, Rb, or Cs to make KCl, RbCl, or CsCl, and we showed that "long lasting complexes" (in physics called "resonances") were produced.<br /><br />So yes, Virginia, there really ARE NaCl molecules!dtvmcdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594633209626059331noreply@blogger.com