Molecular Basics

This chapter contains sections titled: Particles and Bonds Chemical Bonds in Nanotechnology Van der Waals Interactions Dipole–Dipole Interactions Ionic Interactions Metal Bonds Covalent Bonds Coordinative Bonds Hydrogen Bridge Bonds Polyvalent Bonds Chemical Structure Binding Topologies Building Blocks of Covalent Architecture Units for a Coordinated Architecture Building Blocks for Weakly Bound Aggregates Assembly of Complex Structures through the Internal Hierarchy of Binding Strengths Reaction Probability and Reaction Equilibrium