The Fundamental Principles of Physics: From Atom to Molecule

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Contents Preface Foreword Chapter I I-I. The Macroscopic and Microscopic Domains I-II. Highlighting the Complexity of Atoms I-III. Chemical Elements I-IV. Periodic Classification of Elements (Descriptive) I-V. Tutorial for Chapter I Chapter II II-I. Some Reminders About the Wave-Like Nature of Light II-II. The Corpuscular Aspect of Light II-IV. Tutorial for Chapter II Chapter III III-I. The Davisson and Germer Experiment III-II. The Jönsson Experiment (1961) III-III. The Möllenstedt Experiment (1955) III-IV. The Meaning of the Square of the Amplitude III-V. Tutorial for Chapter III Chapter IV IV-I. The Franck-Hertz Experiment IV-II. The Emission Spectrum of Atomic Hydrogen IV-III. The Absorption Spectrum Of Atomic Hydrogen IV-IV. Generalization to Hydrogenic Atoms IV-V. Tutorial for Chapter IV Chapter V V-I. Bohr’s Model of Hydrogenic Atoms V-II. Perfecting Bohr’s Model V-III. Tutorial for Chapter V Chapter VI VI-I. Theoretical Explanation of Energy Quantization VI-II. Schrödinger’s Model of the Hydrogen Atom VI-III. Extension of the Model to Polyelectronic Atoms VI-IV. Tutorial for Chapter VI Chapter VII VII-I. The Chemical Bond According to Lewis VII-II. The Chemical Bond according to Molecular Orbital (MO) Theory VII-III. Theories Dealing with Molecular Geometry VII-IV. Extended Systems and the Hückel Lcao Method VII-V. Tutorial for Chapter VII Chapter VIII VIII-I. Electrocyclic Reactions VIII-II. Woodward-Hoffmann’s Selection Rules Conclusion Acknowledgements Index