For complete fragmentations of the type A
m
B
n
...→ mA + nB + ... the change of the dipole polarizabilty Δα
≡ ∑
i
ν
i
α
i
and its cube-root ΔαCR ≡ ∑
i
ν
i
α
i
1/3 as well as the atomization energy D
at are calculated from literature
data (ν
i
is the stoichiometric coefficient). We have taken into account a large number of molecules containing
the atoms H, C, N, O, S, P, F, Cl, Br, and I as well as the metals Fe and Os. The ranges of D
at and ∑
i
ν
i
α
i
covered by the fragmentations are between 150 and 15 000 kJ mol-1 and −6 and 170 × 10-41 C2 m2 J-1,
respectively. In most cases Δα > 0 is observed, whereas we always find Δα
CR > 0. Additionally, we observe
a linear relationship D
at = A
μ + B
μ∑
i
ν
i
α
i
μ between the atomization energy D
at and the sum of the dipole-polarizabilities of all chemical species taking part in the fragmentation. The linear relation is obtained for μ
= 1 and 1/3. Our observation implies that the most stable isomer has the lowest polarizability and that in
chemical reactions the most stable species (reactants or products) have the lowest sum of α1/3.
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