“如果你曾上过的高中化学课，那么毫无疑问你能记起这些奇特的“轨道”图片，它描绘了一个分子或者原子的电子可能被发现的位置。”

If you took high school chemistry, then you undoubtedly recall the bizarre drawings of the "orbitals" that describe where in an atom or a molecule an electron is likely to be found.

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这种相互作用能(interaction energy)不仅能表现出化学亲和力的大小，尚可揭示某种元素的挥发性强弱——即便只有一个或两个原子。

However, the interaction energy reveals more than just chemical affinity. It also gives an idea of how volatile an element is, even if only one or two atoms are available.

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根据Dantus的说法，这项技术甚至能区别出两个化学同分异构体—有同样的化学分子式但不一样的原子排列—之间的不同。

According to Dantus, the technique can even tell the difference between chemical isomers - chemicals with the same chemical formula but a different arrangement of atoms.

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