Chemist no. 18 of 350 · Physical
Gilbert N. Lewis
1875-1946United States
Covalent bond; Lewis acids and bases
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G. N. Lewis and the Shared Electron Pair: How Atoms Really Bond
How G. N. Lewis explained the covalent bond with shared electron pairs, the octet rule and Lewis acids and bases. Exam points for JAM, NET and GATE.
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Gilbert N. Lewis: The Chemist Who Shaped the Language of Bonding
Biography of G. N. Lewis, American chemist who gave us the covalent bond, Lewis structures and Lewis acids, and built the Berkeley chemistry school.
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