Molecules
Claimed by Nick Miravete
Molecules
Atoms are essential in the creation of large-scale objects, but along the process of creating something fully realized, molecules are the essential link. Were it not for the chemical bonding between atoms, molecules would not exist, and therefore the infinite amount of forms matter can take on (i.e. a human, an apple, or a mountain) would be impossible. The universe would be a bowl filled with single-atom soup. Molecules allow for diversification in matter and allow the world we live in today to be so unique. While it may be apparent to see the need for molecules, oftentimes the "how" they are created is oversimplified and explained as chemical bonding. The true nature of why these atoms bond to create molecules lies in quantum mechanics.
Molecular Bonding Through Quantum Mechanics
The key principle required to being able to understand why two atoms would choose to chemically bond is the idea that all natural systems (i.e. a collection of atoms) tend to adopt the state of lowest energy. As is the case with many other quantum mechanics problems, the easiest way to visualize molecular bonding is through the use of two hydrogen atoms.
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