Isoelectronic series: A fundamental periodic property

Foundations of Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Rayner Canham, Geoff ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Isoelectronic; Periodic table; Pseudo isoelectronic; Valence isoelectronic

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449131969     PISSN: 13864238     EISSN: 15728463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10698-008-9055-4     Document Type: Article

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