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Chemistry

Computational Methods for Predicting Molecular Geometry and Polarity

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Computational methods can predict molecular geometry and polarity so accurately that they are often used instead of slow and costly laboratory experiments, especially in drug discovery.

Why this is interesting

You may know that water is bent and carbon dioxide is linear, but how do we know this without looking? Computers can now predict such geometry and the related polarity with remarkable accuracy.