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  2. Selenium - Wikipedia

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    Selenium is found in metal sulfide ores, where it substitutes for sulfur. Commercially, selenium is produced as a byproduct in the refining of these ores. Minerals that are pure selenide or selenate compounds are rare. The chief commercial uses for selenium today are glassmaking and pigments. Selenium is a semiconductor and is used in photocells.

  3. Molecular orbital - Wikipedia

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    The orbital wave functions are positive in the red regions and negative in the blue. The right column shows virtual MO's which are empty in the ground state, but may be occupied in excited states. In chemistry, a molecular orbital (/ ɒr b ə d l /) is a mathematical function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in a ...

  4. Molecular orbital diagram - Wikipedia

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    A diatomic molecular orbital diagram is used to understand the bonding of a diatomic molecule. MO diagrams can be used to deduce magnetic properties of a molecule and how they change with ionization. They also give insight to the bond order of the molecule, how many bonds are shared between the two atoms. [12]

  5. Selenium rectifier - Wikipedia

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    An 8-plate 160 V 450 mA Federal brand selenium rectifier. A selenium rectifier is a type of metal rectifier, invented in 1933. [1] They were used in power supplies for electronic equipment and in high-current battery-charger applications until they were superseded by silicon diode rectifiers in the late 1960s.

  6. Electron configuration - Wikipedia

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    It shows the ground state configuration in terms of orbital occupancy, but it does not show the ground state in terms of the sequence of orbital energies as determined spectroscopically. For example, in the transition metals, the 4s orbital is of a higher energy than the 3d orbitals; and in the lanthanides, the 6s is higher than the 4f and 5d.

  7. Crystal field theory - Wikipedia

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    This theory has been used to describe various spectroscopies of transition metal coordination complexes, in particular optical spectra (colors). CFT successfully accounts for some magnetic properties, colors , hydration enthalpies , and spinel structures of transition metal complexes, but it does not attempt to describe bonding.

  8. Post-transition metal - Wikipedia

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    Selenium is a soft (MH 2.0) and brittle semi-metallic element. It is commonly regarded as a nonmetal, but is sometimes considered a metalloid or even a heavy metal . Selenium has a hexagonal polyatomic (CN 2) crystalline structure.

  9. Metal powder - Wikipedia

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    Back in the early 1900's, metal powder was the currency used in the United States of America. Depending on the market, metal powder can be more valuable than gold. The following are the types and uses of metal powder: [7] Aluminum powder: Fireworks, metallic paints, manufacturing in solar cells in the green energy sector