Physical Chemistry : A Guided Inquiry - Atoms, Molecules and Spectroscopy

by Moog,Richard S.

• ISBN13: 9780618308545
• ISBN10: 0618308547
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-22
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This workbook, designed to encourage active and collaborative learning in the physical chemistry classroom, can be used as a supplement to any physical chemistry text. Intended to accompany the full-year physical chemistry course, it incorporates new methods for teaching chemistry, reflecting current research on how students learn.The workbook takes a guided-inquiry approach to the material, which teaches students how to think like scientists, rather than simply memorizing important conclusions arrived at by great scientists of the past. Students develop a strong conceptual understanding and appreciation of the material by carefully observing new situations, constructing logical conclusions based on these observations, and discussing the merits of their conclusion with peers.

Table of Contents

Atomic and Molecular Energies

The Energies of Molecules

Quantum Mechanics

Translational Energy (I)

Translational Energy (II)

Molecular Vibration

Molecular Rotation Electronic Structure of Atoms

The Hydrogen Atom (I)

The Hydrogen Atom (II)

Multielectron Atoms

Electron Spin

Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Electron Configurations

Term Symbols Electronic Structure of Molecules

H?ckel Molecular Orbitals

Conjugated Pi Systems

Molecular Orbitals and Energies from MOPAC/AM1

Molecular Orbitals and Energies for Diatomic Molecules in the Second Period The Distribution of Energy States

Thermal Energies

Thermal Energies of Molecules Spectroscopy

Selection Rules

Rotational and Vibrational Spectra of Molecules

Electronic Spectra of Atoms and Molecules

Photoelectron Spectra of Molecules

Values of Selected Fundamental Constants

Selected Conversion Factors

The Hermite Polynomials

The Associated Legendre Polynomials

Some Useful Integrals

The General Formula for Hydrogen Atom Wavefunctions

The Radial Function, R(r), for Hydrogen-like Atoms

Wavefunctions for Hydrogen-like Atoms

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