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Force Laws, Lewis Structures and Resonance in Organic Chemistry

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This lecture examines models of chemical bonding, including the Morse potential, valence electrons, Lewis-dot notation, formal charge, and resonance. It connects these models to molecular structure and reactivity.

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- Chapter 1. Newton's "Additions": An Inquiry into Small Forces.
- Chapter 2. Is there a Chemical Force Law?.
- Chapter 3. The Morse Potential.
- Chapter 4. What are Bonds? Early Understandings of Valence.
- Chapter 5. Deriving Structure and Reactivity from Valence Electrons.

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