An annotated bibliography for Chemistry 158a, separating information on helpful volumes into the categories of quantum mechanics, spectroscopy and mathematics.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Absorption spectra; Molecular spectroscopy; Thermodynamics; Statistical mechanics
Experiment involving an introduction to molecular spectroscopy and the extraction of molecular parameters and thermodynamic properties from an analysis of the vibrational fine structure of an electronic band spectrum of gaseous iodine.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Absorption spectra; Solution (Chemistry); Spectroscopy, Atomic absorption
Experiment consisting of preparing a series of standard solutions containing iron and solutions of metallic alloy samples, then measuring the absorption of light by the atoms of the element when the solutions are aspirated into a flame.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Adsorption; Molecular sieves; Gases
Experiment involving studying the adsorption of gaseous nitrogen and dimethyl ether on a molecular sieve; it also provides experience with manipulations on a vacuum line.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Atomic structure; Molecular structure; Examinations; Atomic orbitals; Questions and answers; Lewis dot structures; Chemical bonds
Questions and answers for the third midterm examination of Fall 1999, involving six multi-step problems covering atomic and molecular structure.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Chemical bonds; Transition metals; Molecular orbitals
Introduction. The purpose of this handout is to provide a simple model for the bonding in transition-metal complexes as a framework for understanding and interpreting the most important properties of these complexes. We shall deal mostly with the...
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Chemical kinetics; Solution (Chemistry)
Experiment involving the study of the kinetics of the reaction between iron(III) and thiocyanate ions by the stopped-flow method, using the HiTech Stopped-Flow System and a digital oscilloscope.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Examinations; Complexes; Crystals; Molecular structure; Atomic structure; Isomerism; Transition metals; Questions and answers
Questions and answers for the fourth midterm examination of Fall 1999, involving five multi-step problems covering solids, transition-metal chemistry and complexes.
