Contact: Dr. Christopher Bielawski
bielawski@cm.utexas.edu
512-232-3839
University of Texas at Austin
Caption: This is an illustration of an assembled set of different molecules. These molecules meet, exchange electrons and then disassemble because chloride ions, which are represented as green spheres, are present. If these chloride ions are removed, the entire process can be reversed.
Credit: Credit: Jung Su Park.
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