DOI: 10.1063/1.435176. The relationship between the Mulliken electronegativities of the elements and the work functions of metals and nonmetals

The relationship between the Mulliken electronegativities of the elements and the work functions of metals and nonmetals

10.1063/1.435176

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Abstract

The relationship between the Mulliken electronegativities of the elements and the work functions of metals has been investigated, and it has been found that these two are equal. This investigation has been extended to binary nonmetals using a relationship proposed by Nethercot with good success so that a general procedure for the experimental determination of Mulliken electronegativities for the elements has been established. In addition, values of valence state promotion energies and electron affinities for several elements have been calculated.

Bibliography

Chen, E. C. M., Wentworth, W. E., & Ayala, J. A. (1977). The relationship between the Mulliken electronegativities of the elements and the work functions of metals and nonmetals. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 67(6), 2642â2647.

Authors 3

Edward C. M. Chen (first)
W. E. Wentworth (additional)
J. A. Ayala (additional)

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Type	When
Created	22 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 12, 2003, 4:34 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 9, 2024, 11:54 a.m.)
Indexed	4 weeks, 1 day ago (Aug. 7, 2025, 4:52 a.m.)
Issued	47 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 15, 1977)
Published	47 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 15, 1977)
Published Print	47 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 15, 1977)

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BibTeX

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