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Instability of molecules in high rotational states as observed especially in HgH and A1H, is a phenomenon whose quantum-mechanical explanation is closely analogous to that of the radioactive disintegration of atomic nuclei. The heat of dissociation of A1H from its normal state is estimated to be 3.07 volts.
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Villars, D.S., Condon, E.U. (1991). Predissociation of Diatomic Molecules from High Rotational States. In: Barut, A.O., Odabasi, H., van der Merwe, A. (eds) Selected Scientific Papers of E.U. Condon. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9083-1_14
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