imers ( r e / D e are 3.83 Å/−0.03 eV for Zn 2 , 3.87/−0.04 for Cd 2 , 3.68/−0.05 for Hg 2 ) [5] to the bulk metals ( r e / E coh are 2.66 Å/−1.35 eV for Zn, 2.98/−1.16 for Cd, 3.01/−0.67 for Hg).[ 6 , 7 ] Already the evolution of the cohesive energy of the Group 12 metals shows a clear trend of increasing inertness from the lighter to the heavier elements.
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Exclusively Relativistic: Periodic Trends in the Melting and Boiling Points of Group 12.
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