lewis-langmuir theory

lewis-langmuir theory
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Usage: usually capitalized both Ls
Etymology: after Gilbert N. Lewis died 1946 and Irving Langmuir died 1957 American chemists
: a chemical theory of atomic structure: the atom consists of a positive nucleus surrounded by concentric cubic shells at the corners of which the electrons are located — compare octet

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