Two Forms of Gold-144 Illustrated (IMAGE)

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Two Forms of Gold-144 Illustrated

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Setting out to confirm the predicted structure of Gold-144, researchers discovered an entirely unexpected atomic arrangement (right). The two structures, described in detail for the first time, are chemically identical but uniquely shaped, suggesting they also behave differently.

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Kirsten Ørnsbjerg Jensen

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