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Scientists just uncovered the first new chemical bond in over 10 years

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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have spent years testing the limits of chemical bonds.

Linus Pauling theorized that a single-electron chemical bond could exist with atoms sharing a single electron.

The researchers used a large hydrocarbon with long bonds between its carbon atoms to ensure the energy cost would be too great for an electron from elsewhere to replace the one they removed.

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