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Inorganic chemistry

the rule that atomic s character concentrates in orbitals directed toward electropositive substituents and p character toward electronegative ones.

In inorganic chemistry, Bent's rule refers to the rule that atomic s character concentrates in orbitals directed toward electropositive substituents and p character toward electronegative ones. This meaning comes from Bent (1961) in Chemical Reviews.[1]

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References

Bent, H. A. (1961). An Appraisal of Valence-bond Structures and Hybridization in Compounds of the First-row elements. Chemical Reviews, 61(3), 275-311. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr60211a005

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