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Chapter 8: Structure and Bonding
— Why some things bend, some things shatter, and some things conduct. —
Why this matters
(I once dropped a lump of sodium chloride on the floor. It shattered into tiny cubes. Then I dropped a lump of copper. It just dented. Same force, completely different result. Why? Because the atoms inside them are held together in completely different ways. That is what bonding is about — not just how atoms connect, but what that connection means for the world we live i
