Electrons, Atoms, and Molecules in Inorganic Chemistry, A Worked Examples Approach by Stephanos, Joseph J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover image Title page Table of Contents Copyright Dedication Preface Chapter 1: Particle Wave Duality

Chapter 2: Electrons in Atoms

Abstract 2.1 The Wave Function (the Schrödinger Equation) 2.2 Properties of the wave function 2.3 Schrödinger Equation of the Hydrogen Atom 2.4 Transformation of the Schrödinger Equation From Cartesians to Spherical Polar Coordinates 2.5 The Angular Equation 2.6 The Φ-Equation 2.7 The Θ-Equation 2.8 The Radial Equation 2.9 The Final Solution for the Full Wave Function, ψnlm(r,θ,ϕ) 2.10 The Orthonormal Properties of the Real Wave Functions 2.11 The Quantum Numbers: n, l, and ml 2.12 The Spin Quantum Number, s 2.13 The Boundary Surface of s-Orbital 2.14 The Boundary Surface of p-Orbitals 2.15 The Boundary Surface of d-Orbitals 2.16 Calculating the Most Probable Radius 2.17 Calculating the Mean Radius of an Orbital 2.18 The Structure of Many-Electron Atoms 2.19 The Pauli Exclusion Principle 2.20 Slater Determinant 2.21 Penetration and Shielding 2.22 The Building-Up Principle 2.23 Term Structure for Polyelectron Atoms 2.24 Term Wave Functions and Single Electron Wave Functions 2.25 Spin-Orbital Coupling 2.26 Spin-Orbital Coupling in External Magnetic Field

Chapter 3: Chemical Bonding

Abstract 3.1 Electronegativity and Electropositivity 3.2 Electronegativity and Electropositivity Trends 3.3 Molecular and Nonmolecular Compounds 3.4 Types of Bonds 3.5 Metallic Bonding and General Properties of Metals 3.6 Ionic Bonding 3.7 Covalent Bonding 3.8 Coordinate Covalent Bond (Dative Bonding) 3.9 Intermolecular Interactions 3.10 Covalent Networks and Giant Molecules

Chapter 4: Molecular Symmetry

Abstract 4.1 Molecular Symmetry 4.2 The Symmetry Elements 4.3 The Symmetry and Point Group 4.4 Some Immediate Applications 4.5 Group Theory: Properties of the Groups and Their Elements 4.6 Similarity Transforms, Conjugation, and Classes 4.7 Matrix Representation 4.8 Motion Representations of the Groups 4.9 Symmetry Properties of Atomic Orbitals 4.10 Character Tables 4.11 Relation Between any Reducible and Irreducible Representations 4.12 Group Theory and Quantum Mechanics: Irreducible Representations and Wave Function

Chapter 5: Valence Bond Theory and Orbital Hybridization

Abstract 5.1 Valence Bond Theory 5.2 VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry 5.3 Isoelectronic Species 5.4 Procedures to Diagram Molecular Structure 5.5 Valence Bond Theory and Metallic Bonds 5.6 Orbital Hybridization 5.7 Rehybridization and Complex Formation 5.8 Hybridization and σ-/π-Bonding 5.9 Orbital Hybridization and Molecular Symmetry 5.10 Hybrid Orbitals as Symmetry Adapted Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (SALC) 5.11 Molecular Wave Function as Symmetry Adapted Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (SALC)

Chapter 6: Molecular Orbital Theory

Chapter 7: Crystal Field Theory

Chapter 8: Ligand Field Theory

Abstract 8.1 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Crystal Field Theory 8.2 Symmetry and Orbital Splitting by Ligand Field 8.3 Correlation Table 8.4 Correlation Diagrams of Strong and Weak Fields 8.5 Orgel Diagram 8.6 Tanabe-Sugano Diagrams

Chapter 9: Vibrational Rotational Spectroscopy

Chapter 10: Electronic Spectroscopy

Abstract 10.1 Beer-Lambert Law 10.2 Allowed Electronic Transition 10.3 Basis of the Selection Rules 10.4 Selection Rules 10.5 Unexpected Weak Absorbance 10.6 Spectroscopy of Electronic Excitations 10.7 Electronic Spectra of Selected Examples 10.8 Spectroscopy of Porphyrins 10.9 The Magnetic Dipole Moment and the Absorbance Intensity

Chapter 11: Magnetism

Abstract 11.1 Magnetic Susceptibility 11.2 Types of Magnetic Behaviors 11.3 Diamagnetic Behavior 11.4 Spin-Only Magnetic Susceptibility, Magnetic Moment, and Thermal Spreading 11.5 Orbital Magnetic Moment 11.6 Second-Order Zeeman Effect and Van Vleck Equation 11.7 Spin-Orbital Coupling and Magnetic Susceptibility 11.8 Spin-Orbital Coupling: In A and E Ground Terms 11.9 Spin-Orbital Coupling: In T Ground Terms 11.10 Curie Law, Deviation, and Data Representations 11.11 The Magnetic Behaviors of Compounds Contain a Unique Magnetic Center 11.12 Structure-Linked Crossover, Thermal Isomerization 11.13 Interactions Between Magnetic Centers 11.14 Measurement of the Magnetic Susceptibility

Mathematics Supplement

Summation Formulas Quadratic Series Roots of the Quadratic Equation Binomial Expansion Trigonometric Formula Logarithms Derivative of a Function Antiderivatives or Indefinite Integrals Important Mathematical Functions Kronecker Delta Function Hermite Polynomials Legendre Polynomial Laguerre Polynomials Taylor Series Matrices Determinants

Character Tables

Nonaxial Groups Cn Groups Cnv Groups Cnh Groups Dn Groups Dnd Groups Dnh Groups S2n Groups Cubic Groups Linear Groups

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