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An Answer to the Article ‘On the Misleading Interpretation of the Properties of the f‐Electron Elements’
Author(s) -
Sinha Shyama P.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.19790620635
Subject(s) - chemistry , lanthanide , tetrad , actinide , interpretation (philosophy) , ion , ligand (biochemistry) , electron , ground state , computational chemistry , atomic physics , inorganic chemistry , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , mathematical physics , physics , biochemistry , receptor , computer science , programming language
The position of the ‘Inclined W theory’, i.e. , the linear correlation of the properties (P i ) of the lanthanide and the actinide ions with their ground state total orbital angular quantum numbers (L), P i = w i L + k i , where w i and k i are the slopes and intercepts of the least squares lines, is made clear. The position of gadolinium is ambivalent, and it can be a common point for the symmetric ‘Inclined W plots’ or it may either belong to the second or the third tetrad depending on the system investigated. The propionate and the isobutyrate systems are used to elucidate the ‘Inclined W concept’. The ‘Inclined W parameters’ for the solvent extraction of the lanthanides with PMBP ligand have been calculated.