van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle

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English[edit]

A van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle

Etymology[edit]

Named after Dutch chemists Anton Eduard van Arkel and J. A. A. Ketelaar.

Noun[edit]

van Arkel–Ketelaar triangle (plural van Arkel–Ketelaar triangles)

  1. (chemistry) A triangle which can be used to organize chemical compounds by the degree of metallic, ionic, or covalent character of their bonds.