What is Potential Energy Surface?
Potential energy surface (PES) is basically a map of potential energy levels for different positions of atoms in a molecule. It helps chemists understand and predict chemical reactions!
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It's a fancy way to visualize how potential energy changes as atoms in a molecule move around. Picture a topographic map for molecules.
A potential energy surface (PES) is a 3D graph that shows the potential energy of a system as a function of its configuration. Think of it as a landscape where valleys and peaks represent stable states and transition states.
PES? It's just the energy landscape an object or molecule experiences as its position changes. Simple as that!
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