For a given connected graph G and a real number α, denote by d(u) the degree of vertex u of G, and denote by χ αα the general sum-connectivity index of G. In the present note, we determine the smallest general sum-connectivity index of trees (resp., chemical trees) together with corresponding extremal trees among all trees (resp., chemical trees) with n vertices and k pendant vertices for 0 < α < 1.
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