Electronic chemical potential

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003751",
  "term": "Electronic chemical potential",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A measure of the escaping tendency of electrons from a system, defined as the negative of the electronegativity. It represents the change in the electronic energy of a system with respect to a change in the number of electrons, at constant external potential. This quantity is often used in conceptual density functional theory.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "electronegativity",
    "ground state"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. 'Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry' on page 1937 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199971101919)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/electronic-chemical-potential/"
}