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Bonding and Strength of Aggregate
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2024
The bond between aggregate particles and the cement matrix is significantly influenced by the shape and surface texture of the aggregates. High-strength concretes benefit from a rougher texture, which leads to stronger bonding due to greater adhesion. Angular aggregates with larger surface areas also enhance this bond. The bonding quality, however, is complex to assess as no universally accepted test exists. Good bonding is indicated when a crushed concrete specimen shows some aggregate...
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Standardized Protocol to Evaluate the Effect of Surface Treatments, Luting Cements, and Thermocycling on PEEK–Composite Bond Strength
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2026
This protocol aims to evaluate the effects of surface treatment protocols, luting cement selection, and thermocycling on the shear bond strength between PEEK and an indirect composite resin.
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Bond Energies and Bond Lengths
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2020
Stable molecules exist because covalent bonds hold the atoms together. The strength of a covalent bond is measured by the energy required to break it, that is, the energy necessary to separate the bonded atoms. Separating any pair of bonded atoms requires energy — the stronger a bond, the greater the energy required to break it. The energy required to break a specific covalent bond in one mole of gaseous molecules is called the bond energy or the bond dissociation energy. The bond energy for a...
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Acid Strength and Molecular Structure
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2020
Binary Acids and Bases In the absence of any leveling effect, the acid strength of binary compounds of hydrogen with nonmetals (A) increases as the H-A bond strength decreases down a group in the periodic table. For group 17, the order of increasing acidity is HF < HCl < HBr < HI. Likewise, for group 16, the order of increasing acid strength is H2O < H2S < H2Se < H2Te. Across a row in the periodic table, the acid strength of binary hydrogen compounds increases with increasing...
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Tensile Strength of Resorbable Biomaterials
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2023
Source: Peiman Shahbeigi-Roodposhti and Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Biomedical Engineering Department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut For over 4000 years, sutures have been used as a medical intervention. The earliest records indicate linen was the biomaterial of choice. Catgut, which is still in use today, was reportedly used to treat gladiators around 150 AD. Today, there are numerous materials being used for sutures. Sutures are classified by their composition (natural or...
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Bond order and electron distribution are central determinants. As bond order increases from single to double to triple, the bonded atoms generally share a stronger interaction, which corresponds to greater energy required for bond breaking and a shorter bond length. Electron distribution also controls how strongly the nuclei and bonding electrons attract one another. These relationships connect molecular structure with stability and reactivity.
Atomic size can alter how closely bonded nuclei approach one another and how the bonding electrons are distributed. Changes in bond length affect the attraction between nuclei and electrons, which contributes to differences in the energy required for bond breaking. Considering atomic size, distance, and attraction together helps explain why chemically related bonds can differ in stability and reactivity.
Comparing bond strengths helps identify which bonds are more likely to break during a reaction. A bond requiring less energy to break is generally a more plausible site of bond cleavage than a stronger alternative. This comparison gives chemists a way to connect molecular stability with observed reactivity and anticipate structural changes during chemical reactions.
Bond-strength comparisons provide a way to estimate reaction enthalpies, the energy changes associated with chemical reactions. By considering the relative strengths of bonds affected during a reaction, chemists can connect molecular-level structure with the reaction’s overall energetic behavior. This approach supports interpretation of reaction energetics alongside information about molecular stability and reactivity.
Combustion and catalysis provide contexts in which bond strength helps explain chemical behavior. In combustion, comparing the strengths of bonds in reacting substances supports interpretation of the energy changes involved. In catalysis, the same reasoning helps relate molecular bonding to reactivity and to the design of more efficient chemical processes. Bond-strength analysis therefore links structure, reaction behavior, and practical chemistry.
In materials chemistry, bond strength helps interpret why molecular or material structures differ in stability and behavior. Stronger or weaker bonding relationships can be considered when connecting structure with materials behavior, while bond comparisons can guide the design of more efficient chemical processes. The concept is therefore useful beyond isolated molecules, linking microscopic bonding to broader performance.