Term: electronic chemical potential
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ET07025

Definition:
The quantity that measures the escaping tendency of electrons from a species in its ground state. It is the negative of the absolute electronegativity.

Related Terms:
1) ground state (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02704).
2) electronegativity (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E01990).

Source: PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. 'Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry' on page 1937 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971101919)

Citation: 'electronic chemical potential' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ET07025

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