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Stephanie Pappas

'Quantum superchemistry' observed for the 1st time ever

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For the first time, researchers have observed "quantum superchemistry" in the lab. 

Long theorized but never before seen, quantum superchemistry is a phenomenon in which atoms or molecules in the same quantum state chemically react more rapidly than do atoms or molecules that are in different quantum states. A quantum state is a set of characteristics of a quantum particle, such as spin (angular momentum) or energy level. 

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