Should Gaseous BF3 and SiF4 Be Described as Ionic Compounds?

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1076-1080

  Haaland, Arne ^a   Helgaker, Trygve U ^a   Ruud, Kenneth ^a   Shorokhov, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 0007550472     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1076     Document Type: Article

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