Separation of core and valence regions in atoms
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 64 (11), 4634-4637
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.432047
Abstract
It is proposed that the minimum in the radial density function R (r) = 4πr 2ρ (r) defines a physically meaningful boundary surface separating core and valence regions of first‐row atoms. The point r m at which this minimum occurs has been found to fall within the interval in which the linear lnρ (r) vs r plots of these atoms undergo a significant change in slope. When the valence region is defined in the proposed manner, a valid estimate of its electronic energy can be obtained with the formula E=−12π/7 (Z−−i− i ) F∞ r m ρ (r) r d r, in which N i is the number of electrons in the core region of an atom with nuclear charge Z. This equation is a modified form of an expression previously found to be accurate for atoms. For Be, C, O, F, and Ne, N i ranges from 2.05 to 2.20 electrons. The core‐valence separation in larger atoms may be treated in a similar manner; r m is then the outermost minimum in the radial density function.Keywords
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