|Δµ| Big Is ”Not Bad”? A Quantitative Assessment.

|Δµ| Big Is ”Not Bad”? A Quantitative Assessment. | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 16 November 2025 V1 Latest version Share on |Δµ| Big Is ”Not Bad”? A Quantitative Assessment. Authors : Abdul Rahman Al Nabulsi , Farnaz Heidar-Zadeh , Ramón Alain Miranda-Quintana , and P. Ayers 0000-0003-2605-3883 [email protected] Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.176326571.13096633/v1 187 views 111 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract We perform a thorough test of the “| Δµ | big is good” principle (DMB) using double-exchange reactions between diatomic molecules. We conclude that DMB is “not bad” at predicting whether or not a reaction will be favorable, but its performance is inferior to alternatives like the maximum hardness principle. Supplementary Material File (is_d_mu__big_good.pdf) Download 192.61 KB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 16 November 2025 Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. Keywords acid-base exchange reactions chemical concepts chemical potential chemical reactivity rules conceptual density functional theory Authors Affiliations Abdul Rahman Al Nabulsi McMaster University Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology View all articles by this author Farnaz Heidar-Zadeh Queen's University View all articles by this author Ramón Alain Miranda-Quintana University of Florida Department of Chemistry View all articles by this author P. Ayers 0000-0003-2605-3883 [email protected] McMaster University Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 187 views 111 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Abdul Rahman Al Nabulsi, Farnaz Heidar-Zadeh, Ramón Alain Miranda-Quintana, et al. |Δµ| Big Is ”Not Bad”? A Quantitative Assessment.. Authorea . 16 November 2025. 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