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    In which year did Langmuir reform the Lewis concept by abandoning the idea of a stable cubical arrangement of the octet and introducing the term ‘cova
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    In which year did Langmuir reform the Lewis concept by abandoning the idea of a stable cubical arrangement of the octet and introducing the term ‘covalent bond’?

    A.

    1919

    B.

    1915

    C.

    1921

    D.

    1917

    Correct option is A

    Irving Langmuir reformulated the Lewis concept in 1919 by introducing the term "covalent bond" and abandoning the idea of a stable cubical arrangement of the octet. Therefore, the correct option is (a) 1919.
    · Kössel and Lewis in 1916 developed an important theory of chemical combination between atoms known as the electronic theory of chemical bonding.
    · When two atoms share one electron pair they are said to be joined by a single covalent bond.

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