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Research: Science and Education
The Noble Gas Configuration—Not the Driving Force but the Rule of the Game in Chemistry
Roland Schmid
Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, A-1060 Vienna, Austria
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August 2003
Vol. 80 No. 8
p. 931
Abstract
The physical origin of chemical bonding, ionic and covalent, is reviewed. It is re-emphasized that the striving for the noble gas configuration is not the driving force for chemical interactions, but rather is the outcome of various factors that govern the conduct of the chemical elements with one another.
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 Schmid, Roland. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 931.
*  Keywords
 Bonding Theory; General Chemistry; Intermolecular Forces; Periodicity / Periodic Table
*  History
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Last Updated:		 June 30, 2003
February 28, 2005
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