Recently deduced values for the partial charges of atoms in molecules are compared with those predicted by Wilmshurst's expression for the bond polarity. The assumption that atoms in molecules can have fractional charges seems to lead to an ionic approximation to chemical bonding in the first place.
Received: 1974-10-25
Published Online: 2014-6-2
Published in Print: 1974-12-1
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