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What is Rudolph A. Marcus known for in the realm of Chemistry?

  • Discovery of Plutonium

  • Marcus Theory

  • Development of Periodic Table

  • Invention of Hydrogen Bomb

Answer

Marcus Theory is an approach in chemical kinetics that helps to describe electron transfer reactions. It is named after Rudolph A. Marcus, a chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1992 for his work on Theory. Theory describes the rate of electron transfer reactions in terms of the free energy change and the reorganization energy.
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