{
  "id": 96571,
  "title": "How to index each atom in a molecular?",
  "url": "/competitions/champs-scalar-coupling/discussion/96571",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2019-06-21T08:29:58.757712800Z",
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  "content": "<p>I am without the domain expertise totally. As we know, a molecular contains several atoms. My question is how to index each atom. Taking CH4 as an example, how to choose which atom as index 0, which as index 1 and so on. Is it based on the habitual rules or does it have some special consideration?</p>",
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    {
      "id": "557521",
      "postDate": "06/21/2019 08:29:58",
      "content": "<p>I am without the domain expertise totally. As we know, a molecular contains several atoms. My question is how to index each atom. Taking CH4 as an example, how to choose which atom as index 0, which as index 1 and so on. Is it based on the habitual rules or does it have some special consideration?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I am without the domain expertise totally. As we know, a molecular contains several atoms. My question is how to index each atom. Taking CH4 as an example, how to choose which atom as index 0, which as index 1 and so on. Is it based on the habitual rules or does it have some special consideration?",
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    {
      "id": "557580",
      "postDate": "06/21/2019 09:32:26",
      "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>This is a completely arbitrary choice! It's just a number to identify the atom in the molecule. Having different indexes is all that matters.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi,\n\nThis is a completely arbitrary choice! It's just a number to identify the atom in the molecule. Having different indexes is all that matters.",
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    {
      "id": "558323",
      "postDate": "06/22/2019 06:14:22",
      "content": "<p>Boris, thanks for your reply and it helps me.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Boris, thanks for your reply and it helps me.",
      "votes": null
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 557580,
      "author_name": "borisdee",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/21/2019 09:32:26",
      "content": "<p>Hi,</p>\n\n<p>This is a completely arbitrary choice! It's just a number to identify the atom in the molecule. Having different indexes is all that matters.</p>",
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      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 558323,
          "author_name": "chenlongwang",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/22/2019 06:14:22",
          "content": "<p>Boris, thanks for your reply and it helps me.</p>",
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        }
      ]
    }
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    "557521": "I am without the domain expertise totally. As we know, a molecular contains several atoms. My question is how to index each atom. Taking CH4 as an example, how to choose which atom as index 0, which as index 1 and so on. Is it based on the habitual rules or does it have some special consideration?",
    "557580": "Hi,\n\nThis is a completely arbitrary choice! It's just a number to identify the atom in the molecule. Having different indexes is all that matters.",
    "558323": "Boris, thanks for your reply and it helps me."
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