Martin Rahm, Chalmers University of Technology (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Martin Rahm, Chalmers University of Technology

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'The new definition is the average binding energy of the outermost and weakest bound electrons. The scale is extensive, and I hope it will greatly affect research in chemistry and material science. Electronegativity is routinely used in chemical research and with our new scale a number of complicated quantum mechanical calculations can be avoided.'

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Johan Bodell/Chalmers University of Technology

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