Note 241

Whether it is, in the mentioned bonding relationships, exclusively about chief valence bonding (2s [involving electrons of the s-orbital of the second shell in C-, O-, H-, N-atoms] ), or whether there may, in cases, be sideline valence bonds, mixed or fluctuating bonding, valence compensation, and others, or even specific new relationships, is of subordinate significance for fundamental consideration.

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