Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Fajans , Kasimir (1957), Chemical binding forces, Retrieved on 2012-05-09Source Material [books.google.com]
Folksonomies: science Memes
09 MAY 2012
On Atoms Sharing Electrons
Saying that each of two atoms can attain closed electron shells by sharing a pair of electrons is equivalent to saying that husband and wife, by having a total of two dollars in a joint account and each having six dollars in individual bank accounts, have eight dollars apiece! 
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The idea that by sharing electrons they close their shells seems absurd.
