ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 35, Number 5
JKCSEZ 35(5)
October 20, 1991 

According to the recent paper by B. Fricke (J. Chem. Phys. 84, 862 (1986)), it is reported that the atomic polarizability (α) correlates very strongly with the first ionization potential (IP) within the groups of elements. In our study, we obtained very significant correlations between lnα and IP as well as lnIP by employing the least squares method. In examining the correlations of various atomic electronegativities with their first ionization potentials and the atomic polarizability within the groups of elements, good correlation coefficients are obtained except for groups 3a and 4a. Within the periods of elements, good correlation coefficients are obtained with no exception. This allows a very good prediction of various atomic polarizabilities undetermined.