ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
We have first studied empirical regularities in various series of heteronuclear diatomic molecules between the energy E, the total number of electrons N, the equilibrium distance Re and Z̄ = (Z1Z2)1/2 where Z1e and Z2e are the nuclear charges in the diatom. In particular, for various alkali halide series, Re2|E|/N5/3 is shown to correlate rather simply with Z̄Re3. Some theoretical basis is afforded by generalizing the 1/Z expansion used early by the writers in work on homonuclear diatomics. Finally, when Z2/Z1 → ∞, a model is presented which predicts a finite asymptotic bond length and this prediction is confronted with available experimental data for both heteronuclear diatoms and for the polyatomic series CH4 to SnH4.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560290431
