Chemist no. 290 of 350 · Inorganic

Nevil Sidgwick

1873-1952United Kingdom

Electronic theory of valency; coordinate bond

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The discovery, explained

Nevil Sidgwick: How the Chemical Bond Became Electrons, Lone Pairs and Shapes

Learn Nevil Sidgwick's electronic theory of valency, coordinate bond, effective atomic number rule, inert pair effect and the Sidgwick-Powell rule behind VSEPR.

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Biography

Nevil Sidgwick (1873–1952): The Oxford Don Who Explained the Chemical Bond

Biography of Nevil Vincent Sidgwick (1873-1952): Oxford chemist who linked electron theory to bonding, author of The Electronic Theory of Valency.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Hans von Pechmanndoctoral
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