When molecules interact with ultraviolet (UV) light, they can change shape quickly ... how molecular strain plays a role in photoexcited hydrocarbon molecules. More information: Lisa Huang ...

The interactions between light and nitroaromatic hydrocarbon molecules have important implications for chemical processes in our atmosphere that can lead to smog and pollution. However ...

UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals ... Add one or two drops of 1% bromine in dichloromethane to one sample of each hydrocarbon. Compare the rate of the reactions and the ...