2018 Table of static dipole polarizabilities of the neutral elements in the periodic tableFootnote^*
* Dedicated to Prof. Dieter Cremer in memoriam

Peter SchwerdtfegerCentre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, The New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study and the Institute for Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University Albany, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Table 1. Static scalar dipole polarizabilities (in atomic units) for neutral atoms.

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Figure 1. Recommended values from Table for the atomic polarizabilities (atomic units; estimated uncertainties in parentheses) of elements Z = 1–120. The various blocks of elements are colour-coded: s-block, yellow; p-block, green; d-block, blue; f-block, orange.

Figure 1. Recommended values from Table 1 for the atomic polarizabilities (atomic units; estimated uncertainties in parentheses) of elements Z = 1–120. The various blocks of elements are colour-coded: s-block, yellow; p-block, green; d-block, blue; f-block, orange.

Figure 2. Plot of atomic polarizabilities as a function of atomic number for the p-block elements, together with weighted, nonlinear least-squares fits for all but the 7p elements (Figure (f)) according to empirical power relationships between α and Z. The ordering α(Nh, Fl) < α(Mc, Ts, Og) among the 7p elements is unusual, reflecting large relativistic effects for these atoms.

Figure 3. Plot of atomic polarizabilities as a function of atomic number for the d-block and f-block elements together with weighted, nonlinear least-squares fits according to empirical power relationships between α and Z. Pd, having the closed-shell 4d¹⁰5s⁰ electron configuration, was not included in the fit for the 4d elements (Figure (b)). Inset for 6d elements (Figure (d)): expanded view omitting Lr, having an exceptionally large polarizability due to its unique 6d⁰7s²7p_1/2¹ electron configuration, and Rf, also having a very large polarizability. A weighted, nonlinear least-squares fit of the remaining ten 6d-elements according to an empirical power relationship between α and Z is shown.

Figure 4. Plot of atomic polarizabilities as a function of ionisation energy for the elements of Groups 1–6. For the Group 1 (Figure (a)) and Group 2 (Figure (b)) elements, weighted, nonlinear least-squares fits according to empirical power relationships between α and IE are included.

Figure 4. Plot of atomic polarizabilities as a function of ionisation energy for the elements of Groups 1–6. For the Group 1 (Figure 4(a)) and Group 2 (Figure 4(b)) elements, weighted, nonlinear least-squares fits according to empirical power relationships between α and IE are included.

Figure 5. Plots of atomic polarizabilities as a function of ionisation energy for the elements of IUPAC Groups 7–12 together with weighted, nonlinear least-squares fits according to empirical power relationships between α and IE. Pd was not included in the data fit for the Group 10 elements (Figure (d)) due to its unique 4d¹⁰5s⁰ valence electron configuration.

Figure 6. Plot of atomic polarizabilities as a function of ionisation energy for the elements of IUPAC Groups 13–18 together with weighted, nonlinear least-squares fit according to empirical power relationships between α and IE (Groups 13–14; Figure (a and b))) and empirical exponential relationships between α and IE (Groups 15–18; Figure (c–f))). Lv is not included among the Group 16 (Figure (a)) elements since its polarizability is not known.

2018 Table of static dipole polarizabilities of the neutral elements in the periodic tableFootnote^*
* Dedicated to Prof. Dieter Cremer in memoriam

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