complex formation

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weak bond formation

  • Figure 1: Phase diagram of argon.
    In liquid: Associated and solvated solutions

    …such weak bonds is called complex formation—that is, formation of a new chemical species, called a complex, which is held together by weak forces that are chemical in nature rather than physical. Such complexes usually exist only in solution; because of their low stability, they cannot, in general, be isolated.…

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