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Research: Science and Education
Quantifying Molecular Character
P. G. Nelson
Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, United Kingdom

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February 2000
Vol. 77 No. 2
p. 245

Abstract
Wells and Jensen's classification of substances according to structure type is quantified, enabling substances having an intermediate structure to be classified precisely. Jensen's concept of the "degree of nonmolecularity" of a substance and the opposite quality, degree of molecular character, are also quantified. Molecular character is combined with electrical character to produce a new classification of substances. This is similar to, but more securely based than, classifications involving bond type and can be used to introduce the latter.
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*  Citation
Nelson, Peter G. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 245.
*  Keywords
General Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Intermolecular Forces; Molecular Properties / Structure; Solid-State Chemistry
*  History
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January 5, 2000
April 15, 2005
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