Axial ratio, for any structure or shape with two or more axes, is the ratio of the length (or magnitude) of those axes to each other - the longer axis divided by the shorter. In chemistry or materials science, the axial ratio (symbol P) is used to describe rigid rod-like molecules.
Axial ratio, for any structure or shape with two or more axes, is the ratio of the length (or magnitude) of those axes to each other - the longer axis divided by the shorter. In chemistry or materials science, the axial ratio (symbol P) is used to describe rigid rod-like molecules.
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