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A method is proposed for calculating the electronegativity of metal atoms in crystalline solids from the thermochemical and structural parameters of inorganic materials. The electronegativities thus calculated are lower than those for metal atoms in a molecular state; the difference decreases as the oxidation state of the metal becomes higher and vanishes for tetravalent metals.
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Batsanov, S.S. Electronegativities of Metal Atoms in Crystalline Solids. Inorganic Materials 37, 23–30 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026773024407
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