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Plots of k$\\sb{\\rm bet}$ vs. $\\Delta{\\rm G}\\sb{\\rm bet}$ show a Marcus inverted region. The forward and back rates are not equal because different molecular orbitals are involved depending on the direction of transfer.","The research in this thesis was supported by the National Science Foundation through grants NSF DMR 87-21243 and NSF DMR 91-04130. Some of the equipment used in this work was partially supported by the US Army Research Office through grant DAALO3-90-G-0030. The author acknowledges support from a Molecular Biophysics Traineeship on Public Health Service Grant GM08276 and, during the preparation of this thesis, by the MFEL program through the Office of Naval Research contract N00014-91-C-0170.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T13:11:54Z (GMT). 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