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The Jaina world of Non-living
(a)
Electronic valency Covalency
(b)
between +,charges similar nature and equal charges
mostly Inorg Compounds a. mostly Organic
Compds. b. molecular
formations Sulphur trioxide etc.
(c)
Co-ordinate valency
similar/dissimilar nature and charges differing by 2 or more units.
6. The value of 'minimum' in the aphorism has been taken as 1. However, currently it could be zero also depending upon the filling of outermost orbits of atoms. The inert gases form zero-valent elements. It was formerly believed that they do not combine as per the aphorismic rule 2 above. However, they have also been found to combine to form typica
compounds under drastic conditions. It seems that zero group or zero charged atoms were unknown for long, what to say of Akalankan time. This point has not been mentioned by other scholars during their scientific evaluation of the Jaina theory of bonding. However, some explanation has been given on the basis of the fact that when atoms are within a nuclear distance, they may reverse their charges or acquire them to combine together. This could be possible in case of covalent combinations also. However, the bonding rule 2 indicates that minimum charged entities could exist in free states as they have no (now poor) combining capacity. 7. In fact, Vidyānanda points out that the meaning of the term 'minimum' should be taken as indivisible corresponding sections of atoms or other binding entities which have minimum charges. Their existence is proved by the common observations of varying degrees of extension and dimunitions. It means that at the minimum stage of charge, the entities are non-bonding. Secondly, the extreme fineness may also be the cause of non-bonding
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