In this paper, a new electronegativity scale is proposed in terms of the atomic potential X, namely,
X=n/r(1)
where n represents the number of electrons in the valence shell of the atom and r, the covalent radius in Ångströms.The new scale is related to Pauling's electronegativity by the following equation:
X_(Pauling)=a(n/r)+b(2)
where a=0.34.b=0.67.The electronegativities of most elements in various valence states have been calcuiated and the values found are close to those obtained by other authors.