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. 1985 Dec;82(24):8284–8285. doi: 10.1073/pnas.82.24.8284

Extension of the statistical theory of resonating valence bonds to hyperelectronic metals

Barclay Kamb ^*, Linus Pauling ^†

PMCID: PMC390898 PMID: 16593632

Abstract

The statistical treatment of resonating covalent bonds in metals, previously applied to hypoelectronic metals, is extended to hyperelectronic metals and to metals with two kinds of bonds. The theory leads to half-integral values of the valence for hyperelectronic metallic elements.

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