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Standard reduction potentials were studies as functions of the electronegativity (EN) of monoatomic ions. The ENs of anions are almost equal to the ENs of the corresponding atoms. Metal cations with lower reduction potentials are characterized by higher ENs.
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Original Russian Text © I.V. Martynov, 2008, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp. 636–639.
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Martynov, I.V. Dependence of the standard reduction potentials on the electronegativity. Russ. J. Inorg. Chem. 53, 579–582 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036023608040165
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