Talk:Nitrogen inversion

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Clarify

What is "optically stable" and why is it called that? Does it refer to the polarizing effects on light?

Also, how fast does the interconversion occur?

Finally, how is the "width" of the barrier defined, and in what units? 178.38.41.220 (talk) 18:20, 3 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If ammonia is a symmetric pyramid then just looking at it upside-down inverts it, so I don't get it. 92.24.35.68 (talk) 18:06, 2 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]