Ionic potential

Ionic potential is the ratio of electric charge to the radius of an ion.[1]

As such, the proportion measures the charge density at the surface of the ion; usually the denser the charge, the stronger will be the bond that the ion forms.[2]

The ionic potential gives the sense of how strongly or weakly the ion will be attracted, electrostatically, to ions of opposite charge; and to what extent the ion will repel other ions of like charge.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ionic potential". A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ionic potential" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2017.


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