How would one go about estimating the relative position of the center of charge density (with respect to oxygen) in ruthenium oxide vs. silicon oxide? (Hypothetically) My real quandary is with the relative screening experienced by oxygen core electrons in silicon dixoide vs. ruthenium dioxide...
Ok well I know it is possible to see these small shifts in the O1s with XPS, Moesbauer spec. is not needed also. My question was directed towards the use of electronegativity to predict relative shifts based on the electronegativity, and the pro's and con's of the different scales of...
Ok this is not really very clear. I asked for examples of why the Pauling Scale is a better 'rule of thumb' than other scales of Electronegativity. This is redundant.
I propose the Pauling Scale is not valid in all circumstances, and other scales of electronegativity would do better to predict the behavior of electron density in molecules:
Electronegativity seems to be poorly defined for such a widely used chemical property: a 'tendency' of an atom or...