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Essays on Lewis Structures

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    Purdue CHM 26100: Organic Chemistry for Engineers (1st Semester)
    Fall 2014: Prof. Paul Wenthold

     

    Some years after the discovery of electrons, and still some years before the discovery of quantum mechanics, G.N. Lewis at UC Berkeley proposed a theory of the chemical bond. Some of what he said was wrong, but two of his proposals are still recognized (and used) for their penetrating insight: the shared electron pair (covalent) bond, and the valence (Lewis) octet. These ideas are enshrined in drawings called Lewis structures. These structures can be drawn quickly and serve several important us


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