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6.2.1 Ionization

In general, ionization occurs at the molecular orbitals that have the smallest ionization energies. Often, ionization is not a localized event (in the molecule orbital theory), but many straightforward mechanisms of MI decomposition begin with a localized charge site.



John S. Riley, DSB Scientific Consulting