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Peer reviewedPoole, R. T. – American Journal of Physics, 1980
Describes a method, considered appropriate for presentation to undergraduate students in materials science and related courses, for the calculation of cohesive energies of the alkali metals. Uses a description based on the free electron model and gives results to within 0.1 eV of the experimental values. (Author/GS)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, College Science, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
