On the basis of density functional theory and electronegativity equalization princi-ple, a new scheme has been developed for determination of atomic charges and bond charges in large molecules. In the new scheme, the molecular electron density ρmol(r) is partitioned as where ρα(r) and ρα-β(r) are the electron densities located on the atom α and bond α-β, respectively. The parameters A, B, C and D are the valence-state electronegativity and valence-state hardness. They are obtained by calibrating through mod...