Snapshots of the Proton Relay (IMAGE)

Yale University

Snapshots of the Proton Relay

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Researchers have taken spectroscopic snapshots of the passage of extra protons from one water molecule to another during conductivity, a mechanism first described by chemist Theodor Grotthuss.

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Grotthuss image courtesy of Wikipedia

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