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Charge distribution in the light-atom mineral kernite

P Coppens, W F Cooper, F K Larsen

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |April 14, 1972
    PubMed
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    Charge density analysis of kernite reveals partial positive charges on sodium and boron, and negative charges on oxygen. Boron-oxygen bonds exhibit covalent characteristics, distinct from sodium-oxygen bonds.

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