Polarity and Ionization from the Standpoint of the Lewis Theory of Valence

Some years ago Abegg and Bodlanderl discussed the general facts concerning strong and weal: electrolytes, the solubility of salts and the formation of complex ions in solution.They showed that these facts may be cobrdinated and explained to a surprising extent by attributing to each element or radical, in greater or less degree, a property which they called electro-affinity.This property has been more commonly designated as electropositive or electronegative character, and its relation to pijsition in the periodic table is clearly recognized.It now seems possible to go