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It is shown that in the limit of large nuclear charge Z, the chemical potential of a neutral atom is given by μ~Z^-13×periodicfunctionofZ1/3. This expression accounts for the general behavior of the chemical potential of atoms in the periodic table.
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Gázquez et al. (1986) studied this question.
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