“…The three dashed lines, which fit the n 3 values for 4+, 5+, and 6+ valence states, respectively, are guides for the eye, without any particular meaning of the fitting curve, but they show clearly the regular trend. The data related to Si ( 28 Si, 29 Si, and 30 Si) and S ( 32 S, 33 S, and 34 S) isotopes enrich the plot and fit perfectly the trend. If the large set of data, collected by Nakamoto for tetrahedral complexes embedded in hosts of different symmetries [1], is used for a similar plot, one finds a scattered behaviour instead of the smooth trend portrayed by dashed curves in Fig.…”