The dual sense of the term "element," attempts to derive the madelung rule, and the optimal form of the periodic table, if any

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 959-971

  Scerri, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elements; Left step table; Madelung rule; Periodic table

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTS; FIRST PRINCIPLES; FOUNDATIONAL ASPECTS; LEFT-STEP TABLE; MADELUNG RULE; OPTIMAL FORMS; PERIODIC SYSTEMS; PERIODIC TABLE; SCHWARZ; SHELL FILLINGS;

EID: 63849203949     PISSN: 00207608     EISSN: 1097461X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qua.21914     Document Type: Article

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