The Nature of the Chemical Bond
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The Nature of the Chemical Bond is a landmark chemistry book by Linus Pauling that systematically explains chemical bonding using quantum mechanics and became one of the most influential scientific texts of the 20th century.
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| instanceOf |
chemistry book
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scientific monograph → |
| appliesTheory |
molecular orbital concepts
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quantum mechanics → valence bond theory → |
| associatedWith |
Linus Pauling's Nobel Prize–winning contributions to chemistry
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Linus Pauling's work on electronegativity → |
| author |
Linus Pauling
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
bond energy
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bond length → covalent bond → crystal structure → electronegativity → hybridization → hydrogen bond → ionic bond → metallic bond → resonance → |
| edition |
first edition
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second edition → third edition → |
| field |
chemistry
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physical chemistry → quantum chemistry → |
| firstPublicationYear |
1939
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| hasPart |
chapters on covalent bonding
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chapters on ionic and metallic bonding → chapters on the nature of the chemical bond in complex molecules → chapters on the structure of crystals → |
| influenced |
20th-century chemistry education
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biochemistry → crystallography → modern valence bond theory → molecular orbital theory pedagogy → structural chemistry → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
chemical bonding
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quantum chemistry → valence theory → |
| notableFor |
influence on 20th-century scientific thought
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integration of structural chemistry and quantum theory → systematic explanation of chemical bonding using quantum mechanics → |
| publisher |
Cornell University Press
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| targetAudience |
advanced chemistry students
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professional chemists → |
| thirdEditionPublicationYear |
1960
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| timePeriodOfInfluence |
20th century
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| usedIn |
university chemistry curricula
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Pauling electronegativity scale
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Linus Pauling
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General Chemistry
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