The Boundary Radii of Atoms and IonsThe MELD program is employed to evaluate the potential ((r) acting on an electron at the point r within an atom(ion). The boundary radius of an atom(ion) is defined by the classical turning point equation ((r)= -I, where I denotes the first ionization potential of the atom(ion).The boundary radii of atoms and ions of elements from first- to fifth-row in the periodic table are obtained. The radii of atoms and ions defined in this way have a close correlation with other traditional sets of radii, which indicates that they are applicable and predicable.
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