Molecular spectroscopy and excited-state dynamics: Diatomics

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Molecular spectroscopy and excited-state dynamics: Diatomics PREVIEW OF IMPORTANT CONCEPTS Molecules undergo transitions that correspond to changing the rotational state; rotational and vibrational state; or rotational, vibrational and electronic state….

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First law of thermodynamics

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First law of thermodynamics PREVIEW OF IMPORTANT CONCEPTS The internal energy of a system is the sum of all kinetic and potential energies of the components of the system. It…

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Atomic structure

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Atomic structure PREVIEW OF IMPORTANT CONCEPTS The Schrödinger equation can be solved exactly for the simple hydrogen atom and hydrogenic ions. For the H atom, solutions to the Schrödinger equation…

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Polyatomic molecules and group theory

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Polyatomic molecules and group theory PREVIEW OF IMPORTANT CONCEPTS Molecules can be classified by the set of symmetry operations that are preserved when they operate on the molecule. These classifications…

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Developing quantum mechanical intuition

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Developing quantum mechanical intuition PREVIEW OF IMPORTANT CONCEPTS Light is thought of classically as an electromagnetic wave. The quantum of the electromagnetic field is called the photon. It is neither…

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Solutions of electrolytes

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Solutions of electrolytes PREVIEW OF IMPORTANT CONCEPTS Electrolytes dissolve in a solvent to produce solvated ions capable of conducting electricity. Strong electrolytes dissolve almost completely into ions. Weak electrolytes remain…

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Empirical chemical kinetics

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Empirical chemical kinetics PREVIEW OF IMPORTANT CONCEPTS A rate law relates concentration to time in terms of the concentrations of the species involved in the reaction. The differential form describes…

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Second law of thermodynamics

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Second law of thermodynamics PREVIEW OF IMPORTANT CONCEPTS The First Law of Thermodynamics is a statement of energy conservation, which does not describe the direction of spontaneous change. The Second…

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Ideal gases

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Ideal gases PREVIEW OF IMPORTANT CONCEPTS Statistical mechanics can relate macroscopic, easily measurable properties such as pressure, temperature, and volume to the microscopic behavior of molecules and assemblies of molecules,…

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