SimTK::UnivalentAtom Class Reference

Base class for atoms with exaclty one covalent bond partner. More...

#include <Compound.h>

Inheritance diagram for SimTK::UnivalentAtom:

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Public Member Functions
	UnivalentAtom (const Compound::AtomName &atomName, const Element &element)

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Detailed Description

Base class for atoms with exaclty one covalent bond partner.

Lone bond center is called "bond".

About the use of "Univalent" instead of "Monovalent": "valence" is derived from Latin, and thus should properly be combined with other Latin roots, though both Greek and Latin forms are observed for numbered valences. Latin naming convention is univalent, bivalent, trivalent, quadrivalent, quinqivalent, sexivalent, septivalent, octivalent. Greek-Latin mongrel words are also sometimes used: monovalent, divalent, trivalent, tetravalent, pentavalent, hexavalent, heptavalent, octavalent.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

SimTK::UnivalentAtom::UnivalentAtom	(	const Compound::AtomName &	atomName,
		const Element &	element
	)		[inline]

Parameters:

atomName	name for new atom
element	chemical element for new atom

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Compound.h