London dispersion forces are of primordial importance in chemical and biological systems. The Kohn鈥揝ham formalism of density functional theory combined with many popular approximated exchange-correlation functionals either provides sporadic results or fails completel...
Explain the London dispersion forces. Describe the process through which detritivores give back carbon to the atmosphere. Explain how the flame test works in terms of molecular-level behavior. How do gaseous and desorption sources differ? What are the advantages of each?