In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:10:33 -0700: Hi, [snip] >How would the nucleus deform into the active isomer is the real question, >and/or can the deformation be itself be exothermic so that there is a >'double exotherm' all caused by the same stimulus ? There are too few papers >to base an informed opinion.
If so, it would be a violation of the first law of thermodynamics, so it's not very likely IMO. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
