Archibald Scott Couper Scientist

Archibald Scott Couper (31 March 1831 – 11 March 1892) was a Scottish chemist who proposed an early theory of chemical structure and bonding. He developed the concepts of tetravalent carbon atoms linking together to form large molecules, and that the bonding order of the atoms in a molecule can be determined from chemical evidence.

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Archibald Scott Couper
Birth dateMarch 31, 1831
Birth place
Scotland , Kirkintilloch
Date of deathMarch 11, 1892
Place of death
Scotland , Kirkintilloch
Education
University of Paris

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