• Title of article

    How anomalous are the anomalous properties of fluorine? Ionization energy and electron affinity revisited

  • Author/Authors

    Eric D. Balighian، نويسنده , , Eric D and Liebman، نويسنده , , Joel F، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    35
  • To page
    39
  • Abstract
    It is well established that atomic fluorine has a miserly high ionization energy and avariciously high electron affinity. Yet, as was shown some 30 years ago, the latter value is anomalously low-linear extrapolation shows the value to be some 110 kJ/mol less than expected by comparison to the heavier halogens. Related literature investigation extended this anomaly to nitrogen and oxygen and their (valence) isoelectronic congeners. We extend it to related cationic species and thereby the noble gases and alkali metals, and the aforementioned species are better understood. We thus ask if the ionization energy/electron affinity anomaly of fluorine remains an anomaly.
  • Keywords
    Ionization energy , electron affinity , Halogens , Linear extrapolation , Nature of anomalies , (Valence) isoelectronic congeners
  • Journal title
    Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
  • Serial Year
    2002
  • Journal title
    Journal of Fluorine Chemistry
  • Record number

    1603596