User:Graeme Bartlett/Oxygen dimer

The Oxygen dimer (O2)2, or just O4 is a van der Waals molecule consisting of two oxygen molecules weakly bound together. It is found in Earth's atmosphere, and can be produced in concentrated form by cooling oxygen gas. (O2)2<0933:AOSRBA>2.0.CO;2 10.1029/2001GL013734 10.1021/jp9526713 10.1039/C3CP50968K 10.1021/ja9917215 [1]

bond energy[2][1]

vis spec[3][2]

shape[3]

collision[4]

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