{
  "id": 7336917,
  "title": "Chemistry textbooks have been getting this wrong for nearly 100 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/chemistry-textbooks-have-been-getting-this-wrong-for-nearly-100-years",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-14T14:13:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260913082157.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A foundational chemistry concept found in textbooks for almost 100 years may have been taught incorrectly. Researchers say the inductive effect in neutral molecules appears to extend only across one chemical bond, rather than gradually weakening over three or four bonds as traditionally taught. The team argues that updating this explanation could make organic chemistry easier to understand and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}