| Acknowledgements |
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| Preface |
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1.1 Wave-Particle Duality |
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1.3 Schrodinger and his Equation |
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1.4 Properties of Eigenvalue Equations |
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1.5 The Meaning of the Wavefunction |
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1.6 What are Orbitals and can they be Visualised? |
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11 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Orbitals in the Hydrogen Atom |
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2.1 Spherical Polar Coordinates |
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13 | (1) |
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2.2 Degrees of Freedom and Quantum Numbers |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (2) |
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2.4 Angular Wavefunctions of the Hydrogen Electron |
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18 | (9) |
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2.5 Cubic f Orbitals in the Hydrogen Atom |
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27 | (4) |
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2.6 Radial Wavefunctions of the Hydrogen Electron |
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31 | (10) |
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41 | (2) |
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2.8 Orbital Energies in the Hydrogen Atom |
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43 | (4) |
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47 | (6) |
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2.10 The Speed of the Electron |
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53 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Multi-Electron Atoms |
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57 | (44) |
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3.1 Multi-Electron Schrodinger Equations and the Orbital Approximation |
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57 | (1) |
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3.2 Shielding and Penetration |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (4) |
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3.4 Electron Affinity and its Periodicity |
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64 | (3) |
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3.5 Electron Spin and the Pauli Principle |
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67 | (2) |
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3.6 Arrow-in-Box Notation and its Limitations |
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69 | (1) |
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3.7 Ionisation of d-Block-Metal's Electrons |
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70 | (7) |
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3.8 Irregular Configurations and Exchange Energy |
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77 | (4) |
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3.9 An Alternative Approach to d-Block Configurations |
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81 | (6) |
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3.10 Explaining Some Surprising d-Block Chemistry |
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87 | (6) |
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3.11 Contrasts in f-Block Chemistry |
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93 | (8) |
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Chapter 4 Wavefunctions in Multi-Electron Atoms |
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101 | (22) |
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4.1 Antisymmetric Wavefunctions: Slater Determinants |
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101 | (3) |
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4.2 Energy Levels in Multi-Electron Atoms |
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104 | (2) |
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4.3 Russell--Saunders Terms |
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106 | (4) |
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110 | (2) |
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4.5 Spin--Orbit Coupling Ill |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (2) |
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4.8 Other Types of Magnetic Coupling |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (6) |
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Chapter 5 Orbitals in Molecules |
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5.1 The Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (LCAO) |
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123 | (2) |
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5.2 Molecular Orbital Energies |
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125 | (6) |
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5.3 Types of Orbital Overlap |
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131 | (4) |
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5.4 Hybridised Atomic Orbitals |
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135 | (7) |
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5.5 Hybridised Bonding and Antibonding Orbitals |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (11) |
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Chapter 6 Atomic Spectroscopy |
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6.1 Electric-Dipole Transitions and Selection Rules |
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155 | (5) |
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160 | (15) |
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6.3 Simple Atomic Spectra |
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175 | (9) |
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6.4 Complex Atomic Spectra |
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184 | (15) |
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Appendix A Worked Solutions to Exercises |
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199 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Orbitals in the Hydrogen Atom |
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200 | (17) |
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Chapter 3 Multi-Electron Atoms |
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217 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 Wavefunctions in Multi-Electron Atoms |
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222 | (7) |
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Chapter 5 Orbitals in Molecules |
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229 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Atomic Spectroscopy |
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| Bibliography |
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251 | (6) |
| Index |
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