Paradigms and Paradoxes: The Ionization Potential of Atomic Astatine (Z =85), Polonium (Z = 84) and some other Elements: What Does This Value Tell Us About the Energetics of Atomic and Diatomic Halogens

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2021-02-25

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Maja Ponikvar-Svet, Kathleen F. Edwards and Joel F. Liebman, Paradigms and Paradoxes: The Ionization Potential of Atomic Astatine (Z =85), Polonium (Z = 84) and some other Elements: What Does This Value Tell Us About the Energetics of Atomic and Diatomic Halogens, Structural Chemistry, 10.21203/rs.3.rs-243528/v1

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The ionization potential of atomic astatine is discussed and compared with that of polonium and the other halogens. Some surprises remain.