Brown Ian David
Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada.
Acta Crystallogr B Struct Sci Cryst Eng Mater. 2025 Apr 1;81(Pt 2):164-7. doi: 10.1107/S2052520625000022.
Relaxing the restriction that valence can only adopt integer values removes the distinction between ionic and covalent bonds, resulting in a simple and powerful valence theory using the concept of the bonding strength of an element, defined as the ratio of its atomic valence to its average coordination number. Bonding strength, closely related to electronegativity, determines which atoms form stable bonds and the chemical properties of the resulting compounds of both organic and inorganic compounds.
放宽化合价只能取整数值的限制，消除了离子键和共价键之间的区别，从而产生了一种简单而强大的化合价理论，该理论使用元素的键合强度概念，定义为其原子价与其平均配位数之比。键合强度与电负性密切相关，它决定了哪些原子形成稳定的键以及由此产生的有机和无机化合物的化学性质。
