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Chemistry

Molecular Bonds

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A single carbon-carbon bond can hold two atoms with a force of about 350 kJ/mol—enough to lift a small car if scaled to atomic size.

Why this is interesting

Have you ever wondered why salt crystals are brittle while copper wire is flexible, or why water is a liquid at room temperature but hydrogen is a gas? The answer lies in the invisible forces that bind atoms together: molecular bonds.