title: Estimation of bonding nature using diamagnetic susceptibility.
abstract: A chemical bond includes both covalent and ionic characteristics. We develop an experimental method to estimate the degree of each contribution based on magnetic susceptibility measurements, in which Pascal's scheme for Larmor diamagnetism is combined with electronegativity. The applicability to metal hydrides is also shown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan. tomiyasu@m.tohoku.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomiyasu
authors.forename: Toyoto
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Orimo