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1687:Heterolysis
1665:Salt bridge
1610:Noncovalent
1580:Low-barrier
1461:Aromaticity
1451:Conjugation
1431:Pi backbond
1061:wave vector
917:icosahedral
650:wave vector
643:. They are
524:naphthalene
1758:Categories
1639:aurophilic
1620:Mechanical
1118:References
957:collective
871:metallurgy
851:solubility
785:zinc group
528:anthracene
475:; but for
473:-electrons
1731:spherical
1692:Homolysis
1655:Cation–pi
1630:Chalcogen
1590:Symmetric
1446:Hapticity
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662:ductility
635:in their
633:electrons
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226:ductility
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1660:Anion–pi
1650:Stacking
1572:Hydrogen
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1374:Covalent
1366:(strong)
1267:(1993).
1019:See also
1008:momentum
992:infrared
900:Hydrogen
873:than of
855:electrum
781:tungsten
769:orbitals
512:Graphene
222:strength
1625:Halogen
1471:bicyclo
1416:Agostic
1209:2415064
1189:Bibcode
908:Jupiter
827:glasses
808:gallium
680:diamond
673:phonons
591:caesium
558:of the
534:, etc.
532:ovalene
520:benzene
438:caesium
323:removed
308:sources
283:History
253:gallium
238:opacity
230:thermal
214:cations
105:cations
61:Please
1769:Metals
1726:Möbius
1554:forces
1544:(weak)
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1071:-space
999:silver
968:lustre
867:phases
793:helium
627:Metal
585:- and
552:alloys
469:- and
419:alloys
242:lustre
240:, and
1704:rules
1613:other
1501:Ionic
1409:3c–4e
1397:8c–2e
1392:4c–2e
1387:3c–2e
1213:S2CID
1205:JSTOR
1043:Notes
963:Light
753:and 5
666:karat
629:atoms
565:chunk
560:atoms
538:In 3D
507:In 2D
359:acids
199:metal
1466:homo
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