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62-399: The 2005 edition replaces their previous recommendations Nomenclature The Red Book of Inorganic Chemistry, IUPAC Recommendations 1990 (Red Book I) , and "where appropriate" (sic) Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry II, IUPAC Recommendations 2000 (Red Book II) . The recommendations take up over 300 pages and the full text can be downloaded from IUPAC. Corrections have been issued. Apart from

124-555: A 2 {\displaystyle \mu ({\rm {Mulliken)=-\chi ({\rm {Mulliken)={}-{\frac {E_{\rm {i}}+E_{\rm {ea}}}{2}}}}}}} A. Louis Allred and Eugene G. Rochow considered that electronegativity should be related to the charge experienced by an electron on the "surface" of an atom: The higher the charge per unit area of atomic surface the greater the tendency of that atom to attract electrons. The effective nuclear charge , Z eff , experienced by valence electrons can be estimated using Slater's rules , while

186-403: A ) + 0.19. {\displaystyle \chi =(1.97\times 10^{-3})(E_{\rm {i}}+E_{\rm {ea}})+0.19.} The Mulliken electronegativity can only be calculated for an element whose electron affinity is known. Measured values are available for 72 elements, while approximate values have been estimated or calculated for the remaining elements. The Mulliken electronegativity of an atom

248-442: A chemical bond . An atom's electronegativity is affected by both its atomic number and the distance at which its valence electrons reside from the charged nucleus. The higher the associated electronegativity, the more an atom or a substituent group attracts electrons. Electronegativity serves as a simple way to quantitatively estimate the bond energy , and the sign and magnitude of a bond's chemical polarity , which characterizes

310-442: A bond along the continuous scale from covalent to ionic bonding . The loosely defined term electropositivity is the opposite of electronegativity: it characterizes an element's tendency to donate valence electrons. On the most basic level, electronegativity is determined by factors like the nuclear charge (the more protons an atom has, the more "pull" it will have on electrons) and the number and location of other electrons in

372-424: A bond to an atom that employs an sp hybrid orbital for bonding will be more heavily polarized to that atom when the hybrid orbital has more s character. That is, when electronegativities are compared for different hybridization schemes of a given element, the order χ(sp ) < χ(sp ) < χ(sp) holds (the trend should apply to non-integer hybridization indices as well). In organic chemistry, electronegativity

434-517: A flow chart which can be summarised very briefly: If the anion name ends in -ide then as a ligand its name is changed to end in -o. For example the chloride anion, Cl becomes chlorido. This is a difference from organic compound naming and substitutive naming where chlorine is treated as neutral and it becomes chloro, as in PCl 3 , which can be named as either substitutively or additively as trichlorophosphane or trichloridophosphorus respectively. Similarly if

496-514: A formula for estimating energy typically has a relative error on the order of 10% but can be used to get a rough qualitative idea and understanding of a molecule. See also: Electronegativities of the elements (data page) There are no reliable sources for Pm, Eu and Yb other than the range of 1.1–1.2; see Pauling, Linus (1960). The Nature of the Chemical Bond. 3rd ed., Cornell University Press, p. 93. Robert S. Mulliken proposed that

558-543: A molecule to attract electrons to itself". In general, electronegativity increases on passing from left to right along a period and decreases on descending a group. Hence, fluorine is the most electronegative of the elements (not counting noble gases ), whereas caesium is the least electronegative, at least of those elements for which substantial data is available. There are some exceptions to this general rule. Gallium and germanium have higher electronegativities than aluminium and silicon , respectively, because of

620-563: A more accurate fit E d ( A B ) = E d ( A A ) E d ( B B ) + 1.3 ( χ A − χ B ) 2 e V {\displaystyle E_{\rm {d}}({\rm {AB}})={\sqrt {E_{\rm {d}}({\rm {AA}})E_{\rm {d}}({\rm {BB}})}}+1.3(\chi _{\rm {A}}-\chi _{\rm {B}})^{2}{\rm {eV}}} These are approximate equations but they hold with good accuracy. Pauling obtained

682-431: A number of different ways in which compounds can be named. These are: Additionally there are recommendations for the following: For a simple compound such as AlCl 3 the different naming conventions yield the following: Throughout the recommendations the use of the electronegativity of elements for sequencing has been replaced by a formal list which is loosely based on electronegativity. The recommendations still use

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744-407: A number of other chemical properties. Electronegativity cannot be directly measured and must be calculated from other atomic or molecular properties. Several methods of calculation have been proposed, and although there may be small differences in the numerical values of the electronegativity, all methods show the same periodic trends between elements . The most commonly used method of calculation

806-456: A reorganisation of the content, there is a new section on organometallics and a formal element list to be used in place of electronegativity lists in sequencing elements in formulae and names. The concept of a preferred IUPAC name (PIN), a part of the revised blue book for organic compound naming, has not yet been adopted for inorganic compounds. There are however guidelines as to which naming method should be adopted. The recommendations describe

868-399: Is an artifact of electronegativity varying with oxidation state: its electronegativity conforms better to trends if it is quoted for the +2 state with a Pauling value of 1.87 instead of the +4 state. In inorganic chemistry, it is common to consider a single value of electronegativity to be valid for most "normal" situations. While this approach has the advantage of simplicity, it is clear that

930-463: Is approximately additive, and hence one can introduce the electronegativity. Thus, it is these semi-empirical formulas for bond energy that underlie the concept of Pauling electronegativity. The formulas are approximate, but this rough approximation is in fact relatively good and gives the right intuition, with the notion of the polarity of the bond and some theoretical grounding in quantum mechanics. The electronegativities are then determined to best fit

992-455: Is associated more with different functional groups than with individual atoms. The terms group electronegativity and substituent electronegativity are used synonymously. However, it is common to distinguish between the inductive effect and the resonance effect , which might be described as σ- and π-electronegativities, respectively. There are a number of linear free-energy relationships that have been used to quantify these effects, of which

1054-401: Is followed by the number of hydrogen atoms in brackets. For example B 2 H 6 , diborane(6). More structural information can be conveyed by adding the "structural descriptor" closo -, nido -, arachno -, hypho -, klado - prefixes. There is a fully systematic method of numbering the atoms in the boron hydride clusters, and a method of describing the position of bridging hydrogen atoms using

1116-515: Is in the recommendations. Many anions have names derived from inorganic acids and these are dealt with later. The presence of unpaired electrons can be indicated by a " · ". For example: The use of the term hydrate is still acceptable e.g. Na 2 SO 4 ·10H 2 O, sodium sulfate decahydrate. The recommended method would be to name it sodium sulfate—water(1/10). Similarly other examples of lattice compounds are: As an alternative to di-, tri- prefixes either charge or oxidation state can be used. Charge

1178-548: Is intended to be used for substituted derivatives. This section of the recommendations covers the naming of compounds containing rings and chains. Where a compound has non standard bonding as compared to the parent hydride for example PCl 5 the lambda convention is used. For example: A prefix di-, tri- etc. is added to the parent hydride name. Examples are: The recommendations describe three ways of assigning "parent" names to homonuclear monocyclic hydrides (i.e single rings consisting of one element): The stoichiometric name

1240-418: Is necessary to choose an arbitrary reference point in order to construct a scale. Hydrogen was chosen as the reference, as it forms covalent bonds with a large variety of elements: its electronegativity was fixed first at 2.1, later revised to 2.20. It is also necessary to decide which of the two elements is the more electronegative (equivalent to choosing one of the two possible signs for the square root). This

1302-971: Is necessary to have data on the dissociation energies of at least two types of covalent bonds formed by that element. A. L. Allred updated Pauling's original values in 1961 to take account of the greater availability of thermodynamic data, and it is these "revised Pauling" values of the electronegativity that are most often used. The essential point of Pauling electronegativity is that there is an underlying, quite accurate, semi-empirical formula for dissociation energies, namely: E d ( A B ) = E d ( A A ) + E d ( B B ) 2 + ( χ A − χ B ) 2 e V {\displaystyle E_{\rm {d}}({\rm {AB}})={\frac {E_{\rm {d}}({\rm {AA}})+E_{\rm {d}}({\rm {BB}})}{2}}+(\chi _{\rm {A}}-\chi _{\rm {B}})^{2}{\rm {eV}}} or sometimes,

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1364-564: Is not available or does not need to be conveyed. Stoichiometric names are the simplest and reflect either the empirical formula or the molecular formula. The ordering of the elements follows the formal electronegativity list for binary compounds and electronegativity list to group the elements into two classes which are then alphabetically sequenced. The proportions are specified by di-, tri-, etc. (See IUPAC numerical multiplier .) Where there are known to be complex cations or anions these are named in their own right and then these names used as part of

1426-436: Is one indication of the number of chemical properties that might be affected by electronegativity. The most obvious application of electronegativities is in the discussion of bond polarity , for which the concept was introduced by Pauling. In general, the greater the difference in electronegativity between two atoms the more polar the bond that will be formed between them, with the atom having the higher electronegativity being at

1488-402: Is recommended as oxidation state may be ambiguous and open to debate. This naming method generally follows established IUPAC organic nomenclature. Hydrides of the main group elements (groups 13–17) are given -ane base names, e.g. borane, BH 3 . Acceptable alternative names for some of the parent hydrides are water rather than oxidane and ammonia rather than azane. In these cases the base name

1550-644: Is sometimes said to be the negative of the chemical potential . By inserting the energetic definitions of the ionization potential and electron affinity into the Mulliken electronegativity, it is possible to show that the Mulliken chemical potential is a finite difference approximation of the electronic energy with respect to the number of electrons., i.e., μ ( M u l l i k e n ) = − χ ( M u l l i k e n ) = − E i + E e

1612-496: Is that originally proposed by Linus Pauling. This gives a dimensionless quantity , commonly referred to as the Pauling scale ( χ r ), on a relative scale running from 0.79 to 3.98 ( hydrogen  = 2.20). When other methods of calculation are used, it is conventional (although not obligatory) to quote the results on a scale that covers the same range of numerical values: this is known as an electronegativity in Pauling units . As it

1674-417: Is usually calculated, electronegativity is not a property of an atom alone, but rather a property of an atom in a molecule . Even so, the electronegativity of an atom is strongly correlated with the first ionization energy . The electronegativity is slightly negatively correlated (for smaller electronegativity values) and rather strongly positively correlated (for most and larger electronegativity values) with

1736-492: Is usually done using "chemical intuition": in the above example, hydrogen bromide dissolves in water to form H and Br ions, so it may be assumed that bromine is more electronegative than hydrogen. However, in principle, since the same electronegativities should be obtained for any two bonding compounds, the data are in fact overdetermined, and the signs are unique once a reference point has been fixed (usually, for H or F). To calculate Pauling electronegativity for an element, it

1798-467: The Hammett equation is the best known. Kabachnik Parameters are group electronegativities for use in organophosphorus chemistry . Electropositivity is a measure of an element's ability to donate electrons , and therefore form positive ions ; thus, it is antipode to electronegativity. Mainly, this is an attribute of metals , meaning that, in general, the greater the metallic character of an element

1860-473: The arithmetic mean of the first ionization energy (E i ) and the electron affinity (E ea ) should be a measure of the tendency of an atom to attract electrons: χ = E i + E e a 2 {\displaystyle \chi ={\frac {E_{\rm {i}}+E_{\rm {ea}}}{2}}} As this definition is not dependent on an arbitrary relative scale, it has also been termed absolute electronegativity , with

1922-415: The atomic shells (the more electrons an atom has, the farther from the nucleus the valence electrons will be, and as a result, the less positive charge they will experience—both because of their increased distance from the nucleus and because the other electrons in the lower energy core orbitals will act to shield the valence electrons from the positively charged nucleus). The term "electronegativity"

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1984-1037: The covalent bond between two different atoms (A–B) is stronger than the average of the A–A and the B–B bonds. According to valence bond theory , of which Pauling was a notable proponent, this "additional stabilization" of the heteronuclear bond is due to the contribution of ionic canonical forms to the bonding. The difference in electronegativity between atoms A and B is given by: | χ A − χ B | = ( e V ) − 1 / 2 E d ( A B ) − E d ( A A ) + E d ( B B ) 2 {\displaystyle |\chi _{\rm {A}}-\chi _{\rm {B}}|=({\rm {eV}})^{-1/2}{\sqrt {E_{\rm {d}}({\rm {AB}})-{\frac {E_{\rm {d}}({\rm {AA}})+E_{\rm {d}}({\rm {BB}})}{2}}}}} where

2046-488: The d-block contraction . Elements of the fourth period immediately after the first row of the transition metals have unusually small atomic radii because the 3d-electrons are not effective at shielding the increased nuclear charge, and smaller atomic size correlates with higher electronegativity (see Allred-Rochow electronegativity and Sanderson electronegativity above). The anomalously high electronegativity of lead , in particular when compared to thallium and bismuth ,

2108-496: The dissociation energies , E d , of the A–B, A–A and B–B bonds are expressed in electronvolts , the factor (eV) being included to ensure a dimensionless result. Hence, the difference in Pauling electronegativity between hydrogen and bromine is 0.73 (dissociation energies: H–Br, 3.79 eV; H–H, 4.52 eV; Br–Br 2.00 eV) As only differences in electronegativity are defined, it

2170-443: The electron affinity . It is to be expected that the electronegativity of an element will vary with its chemical environment, but it is usually considered to be a transferable property , that is to say that similar values will be valid in a variety of situations. Caesium is the least electronegative element (0.79); fluorine is the most (3.98). Pauling first proposed the concept of electronegativity in 1932 to explain why

2232-473: The anion names end in -ite, -ate then the ligand names are -ito, -ato. Neutral ligands do not change name with the exception of the following: Ligands are ordered alphabetically by name and precede the central atom name. The number of ligands coordinating is indicated by the prefixes di-, tri-, tetra- penta- etc. for simple ligands or bis-, tris-, tetrakis-, etc. for complex ligands. For example: Where there are different central atoms they are sequenced using

2294-426: The average energy of the valence electrons in a free atom, χ = n s ε s + n p ε p n s + n p {\displaystyle \chi ={n_{\rm {s}}\varepsilon _{\rm {s}}+n_{\rm {p}}\varepsilon _{\rm {p}} \over n_{\rm {s}}+n_{\rm {p}}}} where ε s,p are

2356-444: The bond. The geometric mean is approximately equal to the arithmetic mean —which is applied in the first formula above—when the energies are of a similar value, e.g., except for the highly electropositive elements, where there is a larger difference of two dissociation energies; the geometric mean is more accurate and almost always gives positive excess energy, due to ionic bonding. The square root of this excess energy, Pauling notes,

2418-509: The calculation of Pauling electronegativities. More convincing are the correlations between electronegativity and chemical shifts in NMR spectroscopy or isomer shifts in Mössbauer spectroscopy (see figure). Both these measurements depend on the s-electron density at the nucleus, and so are a good indication that the different measures of electronegativity really are describing "the ability of an atom in

2480-436: The compound name. In binary compounds the more electropositive element is placed first in the formula. The formal list is used. The name of the most electronegative element is modified to end in -ide and the more electropositive elements name is left unchanged. Taking the binary compound of sodium and chlorine: chlorine is found first in the list so therefore comes last in the name. Other examples are The following illustrate

2542-401: The concept of electronegativity equalization , which suggests that electrons distribute themselves around a molecule to minimize or to equalize the Mulliken electronegativity. This behavior is analogous to the equalization of chemical potential in macroscopic thermodynamics. Perhaps the simplest definition of electronegativity is that of Leland C. Allen, who has proposed that it is related to

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2604-486: The data. In more complex compounds, there is an additional error since electronegativity depends on the molecular environment of an atom. Also, the energy estimate can be only used for single, not for multiple bonds. The enthalpy of formation of a molecule containing only single bonds can subsequently be estimated based on an electronegativity table, and it depends on the constituents and the sum of squares of differences of electronegativities of all pairs of bonded atoms. Such

2666-411: The electronegativity list. Ligands may bridge two or more centres. The prefix μ is used to specify a bridging ligand in both the formula and the name. For example the dimeric form of aluminium trichloride : Electronegativity Electronegativity , symbolized as χ , is the tendency for an atom of a given chemical element to attract shared electrons (or electron density ) when forming

2728-587: The electronegativity of an element is not an invariable atomic property and, in particular, increases with the oxidation state of the element. Allred used the Pauling method to calculate separate electronegativities for different oxidation states of the handful of elements (including tin and lead) for which sufficient data were available. However, for most elements, there are not enough different covalent compounds for which bond dissociation energies are known to make this approach feasible. The chemical effects of this increase in electronegativity can be seen both in

2790-539: The element name. For example a sample of carbon (which could be diamond, graphite etc or a mixture) would be named carbon. This is specified by the element symbol followed by the Pearson symbol for the crystal form. (Note that the recommendations specifically italicize the second character.) Examples include P n ,. red phosphorus ; As n , amorphous arsenic. Compositional names impart little structural information and are recommended for use when structural information

2852-658: The estimation of electronegativities for elements that cannot be treated by the other methods, e.g. francium , which has an Allen electronegativity of 0.67. However, it is not clear what should be considered to be valence electrons for the d- and f-block elements, which leads to an ambiguity for their electronegativities calculated by the Allen method. On this scale, neon has the highest electronegativity of all elements, followed by fluorine , helium , and oxygen . The wide variety of methods of calculation of electronegativities, which all give results that correlate well with one another,

2914-407: The first equation by noting that a bond can be approximately represented as a quantum mechanical superposition of a covalent bond and two ionic bond-states. The covalent energy of a bond is approximate, by quantum mechanical calculations, the geometric mean of the two energies of covalent bonds of the same molecules, and there is additional energy that comes from ionic factors, i.e. polar character of

2976-537: The greater the electropositivity. Therefore, the alkali metals are the most electropositive of all. This is because they have a single electron in their outer shell and, as this is relatively far from the nucleus of the atom, it is easily lost; in other words, these metals have low ionization energies . While electronegativity increases along periods in the periodic table , and decreases down groups , electropositivity decreases along periods (from left to right) and increases down groups. This means that elements in

3038-417: The negative charge being shared among a larger number of oxygen atoms, which would lead to a difference in p K a of log 10 ( 1 ⁄ 4 ) = –0.6 between hypochlorous acid and perchloric acid . As the oxidation state of the central chlorine atom increases, more electron density is drawn from the oxygen atoms onto the chlorine, diminishing the partial negative charge of individual oxygen atoms. At

3100-471: The negative end of the dipole. Pauling proposed an equation to relate the "ionic character" of a bond to the difference in electronegativity of the two atoms, although this has fallen somewhat into disuse. Several correlations have been shown between infrared stretching frequencies of certain bonds and the electronegativities of the atoms involved: however, this is not surprising as such stretching frequencies depend in part on bond strength, which enters into

3162-420: The one-electron energies of s- and p-electrons in the free atom and n s,p are the number of s- and p-electrons in the valence shell. The one-electron energies can be determined directly from spectroscopic data , and so electronegativities calculated by this method are sometimes referred to as spectroscopic electronegativities . The necessary data are available for almost all elements, and this method allows

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3224-517: The principles. The 1:1:1:1 quaternary compound between bromine, chlorine, iodine and phosphorus: The ternary 2:1:5 compound of antimony, copper and potassium can be named in two ways depending on which element(s) are designated as electronegative. Monatomic cations are named by taking the element name and following it with the charge in brackets e.g Sometimes an abbreviated form of the element name has to be taken, e.g. germide for germanium as germanide refers to GeH 3 . Polyatomic cations of

3286-470: The relationship between Mulliken electronegativity and atomic size, and has proposed a method of calculation based on the reciprocal of the atomic volume. With a knowledge of bond lengths, Sanderson's model allows the estimation of bond energies in a wide range of compounds. Sanderson's model has also been used to calculate molecular geometry, s -electron energy, NMR spin-spin coupling constants and other parameters for organic compounds. This work underlies

3348-400: The same element are named as the element name preceded by di-, tri-, etc. , e.g.: Polyatomic cations made up of different elements are named either substitutively or additively, e.g.: Monatomic anions are named as the element modified with an -ide ending. The charge follows in brackets, (optional for 1−) e.g.: Some elements take their Latin name as the root e.g Polyatomic anions of

3410-399: The same element are named as the element name preceded by di-, tri-, etc. , e.g.: or sometimes as an alternative derived from a substitutive name e.g. Polyatomic anions made up of different elements are named either substitutively or additively, the name endings are -ide and -ate respectively e.g. : A full list of the alternative acceptable non-systematic names for cations and anions

3472-402: The same time, the positive partial charge on the hydrogen increases with a higher oxidation state. This explains the observed increased acidity with an increasing oxidation state in the oxoacids of chlorine. The electronegativity of an atom changes depending on the hybridization of the orbital employed in bonding. Electrons in s orbitals are held more tightly than electrons in p orbitals. Hence,

3534-418: The structures of oxides and halides and in the acidity of oxides and oxoacids. Hence CrO 3 and Mn 2 O 7 are acidic oxides with low melting points , while Cr 2 O 3 is amphoteric and Mn 2 O 3 is a completely basic oxide . The effect can also be clearly seen in the dissociation constants p K a of the oxoacids of chlorine . The effect is much larger than could be explained by

3596-433: The surface area of an atom in a molecule can be taken to be proportional to the square of the covalent radius , r cov . When r cov is expressed in picometres , χ = 3590 Z e f f r c o v 2 + 0.744 {\displaystyle \chi =3590{{Z_{\rm {eff}}} \over {r_{\rm {cov}}^{2}}}+0.744} R.T. Sanderson has also noted

3658-455: The terms electropositive and electronegative to refer to an element's relative position in this list. A simple rule of thumb ignoring lanthanides and actinides is: The full list, from highest to lowest "electronegativity" (with the addition of elements 112 through 118, that had not yet been named in 2005, to their respective groups): Note "treat separately" means to use the decision table on each component An indeterminate sample simply takes

3720-640: The units of kilojoules per mole or electronvolts . However, it is more usual to use a linear transformation to transform these absolute values into values that resemble the more familiar Pauling values. For ionization energies and electron affinities in electronvolts, χ = 0.187 ( E i + E e a ) + 0.17 {\displaystyle \chi =0.187(E_{\rm {i}}+E_{\rm {ea}})+0.17\,} and for energies in kilojoules per mole, χ = ( 1.97 × 10 − 3 ) ( E i + E e

3782-527: The μ symbol. Use of substitutive nomenclature is recommended for group 13–16 main group organometallic compounds. Examples are: For organometallic compounds of groups 1–2 can use additive (indicating a molecular aggregate) or compositional naming. Examples are: However the recommendation notes that future nomenclature projects will be addressing these compounds. This naming has been developed principally for coordination compounds although it can be more widely applied. Examples are: The recommendations include

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3844-415: Was introduced by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1811, though the concept was known before that and was studied by many chemists including Avogadro . In spite of its long history, an accurate scale of electronegativity was not developed until 1932, when Linus Pauling proposed an electronegativity scale which depends on bond energies, as a development of valence bond theory . It has been shown to correlate with

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