4 Long Chains Of Silicon Atoms Are Unstable Some Believe This Is Related To The Transition State For The Reaction H3 1 (16.88 KiB) Viewed 48 times
4 Long Chains Of Silicon Atoms Are Unstable Some Believe This Is Related To The Transition State For The Reaction H3 2 (16.88 KiB) Viewed 48 times
4. Long chains of silicon atoms are unstable. Some believe this is related to the transition state for the reaction: H3Si−SiH3→SiH4+SiH2 is The activation energy for this process is ≈210 kJ/mol, which is less than the bond energy for both S−Si& Si-H bonds. A similar mechanism is NOT proposed to play a role in the decomposition of long chains of C atoms. Why?
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