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to do it for a certain period of time.
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Latent means it's hidden.
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So there's a hidden valence, these loops,
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but they can become available, right?
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It must be assumed in some cases,
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as for example the combination of ammonia with hydrochloric acid.
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Now, so you can get a reaction and get the product,
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which has all five valences of nitrogen now.
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But how do you know there's not another loop on nitrogen,
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that you could break open
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and make it seven valent, or nine, or eleven?
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Or maybe you could break a loop into three.