Assertion: distortion | /r/CapableOf | remove the degeneracy
Facets:
value: by lowering the symmetry
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In a nonlinear molecule, if degenerate orbitals are asymmetrically occupied, a distortion will occur to remove the degeneracy.
text: In an electronically degenerate state, a nonlinear molecule undergoes distortion to remove the degeneracy by lowering the symmetry and thus by lowering the energy.