Atomic Theory

Atomic Theory

1. Atomic Structure

   • Electromagnetic Waves
     • Energy of Light
     • Electromagnetic Spectrum
   • Emission Spectrum of Atomic Hydrogen
     • Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom
       • Quantum-Mechanical Model
         • Diffraction and Interference of Waves
         • The Two-Slit Experiment
         • DeBroglie Waves and Particle-Wave Duality
         • Electrons as Standing Waves
         • Wavefunctions and the Schrodinger Equation
         • Orbitals
           • Shapes
             • n = 1
             • n = 2
             • n = 3
           • Relative Energies
         • Quantum Numbers
           • Principal
           • Azimuthal
           • Magnetic
           • Spin
         • Pauli Exclusion Principle
   • Electron Configurations
     • Full
     • Abbreviated
     • Valence and Core Electons
     • Cations, Anions and Isoelectronic Species
     • Electronic Configurations of Transition Metal Cations
   • Orbital Diagrams
     • Exceptions: Cr and Cu

2. Periodic Trends

   • Introduction
   • The First Periodic Table
     • The Modern Periodic Table
       • Main Group Elements
         • s-Block
         • p-Block
       • Transition Elements
       • Writing Electron Configurations Using the Periodic Table
       • Periodic Trends
         • Effective Nuclear Charge
           • Bond Lengths and Sizes of Atoms and Ions
             • Atomic Size
             • Bond Lengths
             • Ions
             • Ionization Energy
           • Electron Affinity
           • Electronegativity