equalization of electronegativity, principle of

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The postulate that in a molecule all the @C01281@ atoms should have the same @E01990@ value, which would be the geometric mean of the electronegativities of isolated atoms.
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PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. (Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry) on page 1938 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'equalization of electronegativity, principle of' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ET07030 RIS BibTex EndNote
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