The Crucial Role of Kinetic Energy in Interpreting Ionization Energies

• Frank Rioux ^[1] ; Roger L. DeKock ^[1]
  1. [1] St. John''s University, Department of Chemistry
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 75, Nº 5 (May), 1998, págs. 537-539
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The experimental ratio of the ionization energies of H and He is 1.81. We show that it is not correct to interpret this ratio using a classical Coulombic potential energy model. Rather a quantum mechanical model is required in which both kinetic and potential energy play a role.