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Chemical Bonds Part I. Text-Translation： What hold matter together? In other words, why does glue stick, or what causes pieces of hard candy to stick together? Why is a diamond so hard; why is wax soft? 是什么维持物质在一起？ 换言之，为什么胶水能粘连？什么使硬糖块粘在一起？为什么钻石如此之硬，而蜡却软？ Or, in reverse, why do things break of fall apart? Why is stable salt so brittle? Why does paint peel? Why do some substances melt at a rather low temperature, while others melt at higher temperature? 或者，反过来来说，为什么东西会碎裂散开?为什么食盐这么易碎？为什么漆会脱落？为什么有些物质在相对低的温度下溶解而另一些物质却在高温下溶解？ These and similar questions can be answered logically and be consisten