TY  - GEN
AU  - Pauling, Linus
TI  - The nature of the chemical bond and the structure of molecules and crystals: an introduction to modern structural chemistry
SN  - 9780801403330
U1  - 541.224 
PY  - 1960///
CY  - Ithaca
PB  - Cornell University Press
KW  - Molecules
KW  - Crystallography
KW  - Quantum chemistry
KW  - Chemical bonds
KW  - Molecular structure
N1  - Resonance and the chemical bond --
The electronic structure of atoms and the formal rules for the formation of covalent bonds --
The partial ionic character of covalent bonds and the relative electronegativity of atoms --
The directed covalent bond; bond strengths and bond angles --
Complex bond orbitals; the magnetic criterion for bond types --
The resonance of molecules among several valence-bond structures --
Interatomic distances and their relation to the structure of molecules and crystals --
Types of resonance in molecules --
The structure of molecules and complex ions involving bonds with partial double-bond character --
The one-electron bond and the three-electron bond; electron-deficient substances --
The metallic bond --
The hydrogen bond --
The sizes of ions and the structure of ionic crystals --
A summarizing discussion of resonance and its significance for chemistry
ER  -