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The Nature of the Chemical Bond: An Introduction to Modern Structural Chemistry Third Edition

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The Nature of the Chemical Bond provides a general treatment, essentially nonmathematical, of present (as of 1960) knowledge about the structure of molecules and crystals and the nature of the chemical bond.

Among the new features in the third edition are a detailed resonating-valence-bond theory of electron-deficient substances, such as the boranes and ferrocene; a chemical theory of the electronic structure of metals and intermetallic compounds; a discussion of the role of the hydrogen bond in the structures of proteins and nucleic acids; the electroneutrality principle; and other new principles of molecular structure.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0801403332
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    978-0801403330
  3. Edition
    Third
  4. Publisher
    Cornell University Press
  5. Publication date
    February 15, 1960
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 1.88 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    664 pages
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Linus Pauling was Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, and a recipient of both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cornell University Press; Third edition (February 15, 1960)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 664 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0801403332
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0801403330
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.88 x 9 inches
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Marshall Havner
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2014
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Molecular structures explained in straight forward manner with clear examples. This was a good purchase for me and Linus Pauling is a master at making difficult material easy to comprehend.
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Bing L
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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Great book from famous author.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
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This book was received in very good condition. I am very pleased!
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Gregory Moreno
4.0 out of 5 stars all chemists should have this -- and physicists too
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2013
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just got it for a reference and to see what was known back then and what was going on in LP's mind. Presentation is very good but a few, not many, big time, scientists ( like LP) have a much better writing style. You will learn stuff you didn't know.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Thanks for maintaining this classic and making it available for future generations.
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Shawn Heidrich
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2014
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Great book. But it is good to be familiar with fundamentals of chemistry. It helped my understanding with more complex chemistry.
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Joseph B. Ennis
5.0 out of 5 stars Linus Pauling's The Nature of the Chemical Bond
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A rather small book, hardly more than a pamphlet. But this book was an important Chemical historical milestone. Good Book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars hydrocarbon combustion.
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This book is of great value to me in my research area of hydrocarbon combustion. Excellant book on chemical bond theory.
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Suryakanta Senapati
1.0 out of 5 stars Different cover page
Reviewed in India on March 11, 2024
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The cover page is different from what is shown; test tubes and experimental setups are shown on the coverpage which is very opposite to what the book is about. This book is one of the first concise book which acknowledged theoretical chemistry so experimental visuals do not make any sense on the cover page and is condscend to the credibility of this book.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Different cover page
Reviewed in India on March 11, 2024
The cover page is different from what is shown; test tubes and experimental setups are shown on the coverpage which is very opposite to what the book is about. This book is one of the first concise book which acknowledged theoretical chemistry so experimental visuals do not make any sense on the cover page and is condscend to the credibility of this book.
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Aleksandra
3.0 out of 5 stars Very strange cover
Reviewed in Germany on August 18, 2020
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The book is okay inside, however the cover is made of some strange, rubbery-feeling, sticky material. When it arrived, it was covered in shiny marks which looked like oil. I had to wipe it with a damp cloth to remove the marks. The cover attracts kind of dirt or moisture from hands or surface on which it is placed and looks quite bad (photo after cleaning). It does not look like a new book because of this. I have to wipe it again and then cover in plastic to prevent the cover from looking dirty. It is not a good cover material and not a professionally printed book. I would not purchase again
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Aleksandra
3.0 out of 5 stars Very strange cover
Reviewed in Germany on August 18, 2020
The book is okay inside, however the cover is made of some strange, rubbery-feeling, sticky material. When it arrived, it was covered in shiny marks which looked like oil. I had to wipe it with a damp cloth to remove the marks. The cover attracts kind of dirt or moisture from hands or surface on which it is placed and looks quite bad (photo after cleaning). It does not look like a new book because of this. I have to wipe it again and then cover in plastic to prevent the cover from looking dirty. It is not a good cover material and not a professionally printed book. I would not purchase again
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fernando herranz
5.0 out of 5 stars gran libro
Reviewed in Spain on February 25, 2014
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Un clásico de la química del siglo 20, de Linus Pauling, muy bueno
imprescindible..... si te gusta la química claro
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