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Gilbert N. Lewis

1875–1946 · United States · Born in the 1800s

Proposed the shared electron-pair bond and Lewis structures, and defined acids and bases as electron-pair acceptors and donors.

Fields

General chemistry Physical chemistry

Related topics

Ionic, covalent and metallic bonding

Compare ionic attraction, shared electron pairs and delocalised metallic electrons. Bonding models explain why solids conduct, melt or fracture differently.

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