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Condensed states exhibit a variety of emergent properties that are totally absent at the single molecule level. The condensed state may be solid or liquid, it may be conducting or insulating, shiny or dull. A single molecule does not possess any of those condensed state properties. A single molecule is neither solid, nor liquid, neither shiny nor dull.
What is Life?: How Chemistry Becomes Biology (Oxford Landmark Science)
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