Preferred Label : electron density;
IUPAC definition : If P x y z d x d y d z is the probability of finding an electron in the volume element
dx dy dz at the point of a molecular entity with coordinates x , y , z, then P x y
z is the electron density at this point. For many purposes (e.g. X-ray scattering,
forces on atoms) the system behaves exactly as if the electrons were spread out into
a continuously distributed charge. The term has frequently been wrongly applied to
negative charge population.;
Origin ID : E01986;
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If P x y z d x d y d z is the probability of finding an electron in the volume element
dx dy dz at the point of a molecular entity with coordinates x , y , z, then P x y
z is the electron density at this point. For many purposes (e.g. X-ray scattering,
forces on atoms) the system behaves exactly as if the electrons were spread out into
a continuously distributed charge. The term has frequently been wrongly applied to
negative charge population.
