Electronegativity helps to explain polar molecules and the differences in ionic and covalent bonding.5, 6 Pauling went on to introduce two new concepts bond-orbital hybridisation and bond resonance both to help explain covalent bonding. Bond-orbital hybridisation, which occurs when atomic orbitals mix to form new atomic orbitals, also explained the arrangement of atoms in a molecule. Bond resonance describes the delocalisation of electrons seen in graphite. Pauling’s work during the 1920’s on his original concepts and many examples of different types of chemical bonds gave chemists fundamental principles they could learn and apply in their own work. Chemists using his ideas now could accurately predict new compounds and their chemical reactions. In 1939 all of his work on bonding and structures was collated in his definitive book “The Nature of the Chemical Bond and the Structure of Molecules and Crystals”. The book was translated into several languages and the third edition is still in
Electronegativity helps to explain polar molecules and the differences in ionic and covalent bonding.5, 6 Pauling went on to introduce two new concepts bond-orbital hybridisation and bond resonance both to help explain covalent bonding. Bond-orbital hybridisation, which occurs when atomic orbitals mix to form new atomic orbitals, also explained the arrangement of atoms in a molecule. Bond resonance describes the delocalisation of electrons seen in graphite. Pauling’s work during the 1920’s on his original concepts and many examples of different types of chemical bonds gave chemists fundamental principles they could learn and apply in their own work. Chemists using his ideas now could accurately predict new compounds and their chemical reactions. In 1939 all of his work on bonding and structures was collated in his definitive book “The Nature of the Chemical Bond and the Structure of Molecules and Crystals”. The book was translated into several languages and the third edition is still in