In this paper I discuss some consequences and manifestations of a mereology of structured wholes in chemistry, with particular reference to the concept of atoms in molecules. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Sukumar Nagamani

Chemistry

(SoNS) School of Natural Sciences

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