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Also Known As nonpolar bond • covalency • electron-pair bond

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polar covalent bond
Figure 7: Chemical bonding in crystalline solids.
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See molecular bonds at work as two hydrogen atoms join a sulfur atom to make hydrogen sulfide
How different solutions conduct electricity
The chemistry of water
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Langmuir, Irving
Irving Langmuir
American chemist
Gilbert N. Lewis
American chemist