ISSN:
1432-2234
Keywords:
Valencep functions
;
Na2
;
K2
;
Cu2
;
Bonding
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Summary The relative importance of the valencep functions for describing the bonding in the valence isoelectronic Na2, K2, and Cu2 molecules and their positive and negative ions is investigated. In absolute magnitude the contribution of thep functions to the dissociation energy follows the trend Cu〉Na〉K while by percentage of the dissociation energy the importance of thep functions follows the polarizabilities, i.e. K〉Na〉Cu. The bonding in K2, K 2 + , and K 2 − is analyzed to explain the observed trends.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01132829
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