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What you said made a lot of sense. I wish HS chem was explained in this way. For me there was a bit too much mystery - the introduction of the third atom expla
by dfee 5y ago
What you said made a lot of sense. I wish HS chem was explained in this way.
For me there was a bit too much mystery - the introduction of the third atom explains quite a bit in my mental model.
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