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Ž . The MELD program is employed to evaluate the Slater average potential v r felt by an electron at the point r within an atom. The characteristic radius R of the atom is then Ž . defined by the classical turning point equation v R I, where I denotes the first ionization potential of the atom. The atomic radii defined in this way have a close correlation with the van der Waals atomic radii. 19...