![The chemist in America has in general been content with what I have called a loafer electron theory. He has imagined the electrons sitting around on dry goods boxes at every corner [viz. the cubic atom], ready to shake hands with, or hold on to similar loafer electrons in other atoms.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-chemist-in-america-has-in-general-been-content-with-what-i-have-called-a-loaf.jpg)
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