Etymology

van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle

Today it means: A triangle which can be used to organize chemical compounds by the degree of metallic, ionic, or covalent character of their bonds. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Dutch chemists Anton Eduard van Arkel and J. A. A. Ketelaar.

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