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Soul Science: Samayasara by Jain Acarya Kundakunda
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Bonding and restlessness
According to Quantum Physics when two atoms are bonded together, they are always restless. They vibrate. Due to zero point energy, it is impossible for them not to vibrate. During vibration they try to come close together. After coming somewhat close both atoms experience a force of repulsion and due to this they start moving away from each other. But soon after, they again experience attraction and start coming close to each other. This process goes on forever till they remain bonded. How fast does it happen? Let us take an example of a hydrogen molecule (H) formed by bonding of two hydrogen atoms. They are so restless that they tend to move away from and come close to each other 130 million times in one millionth fraction of a second.
Bonding is always temporary
A bond in the nature is always temporary. Two hydrogen atoms forming a hydrogen molecule (H,) which are bonded together at this moment of time were separate from each other before some time (long or short) and would again get separated after some time (long or short). Further they have a tendency to be free (dissociated). As soon as they get a chance to gain sufficient energy, they acquire the energy and become free.
Bonding without glue or stick
A lay person might be wondering about a chemical bond. One may think of some glue or some nano-stick to make a chemical bond. But it is not so. In case of bonding of two hydrogen atoms in a hydrogen molecule there does not exist any glue or stick to make them stay together. There exist only two hydrogen atoms with togetherness due to electromagnetic forces. One can see such togetherness in many situations. Depending on the situation or the nature of forces the togetherness may get different names such as nuclear bonding, chemical bonding, etc.
Preservation of self identity
If we somehow pick up a hydrogen atom from a sugar molecule and a hydrogen atom from a water molecule and compare both hydrogen atoms, then we would not notice any difference. The hydrogen atom coming from the sugar molecule would not be sweeter. It would not have any trace of any property of sugar. It would have only properties of hydrogen.
