Title: strong collision
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - strong collision
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S06059
Status: current

Definition
A collision between two molecules in which the amount of energy transferred from one to the other is large compared with \(k_{\rm{B}}\ T\), where \(k_{\rm{B}}\) is the Boltzmann constant and \(T\) the absolute temperature.

Related Term
- Boltzmann constant: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/B00695

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 188 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)

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Citation: Citation: 'strong collision' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S06059
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