Inorganic Chemistry

  1. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
    1. Ionic Bonding
      1. Formation of Ions
        1. Electron Transfer Processes
          1. Energy Considerations
            1. Lattice Formation
            2. Lattice Energy
              1. Definition and Importance
                1. Born-Haber Cycle
                  1. Factors Affecting Lattice Energy
                    1. Charge on Ions
                      1. Size of Ions
                    2. Properties of Ionic Compounds
                      1. Melting and Boiling Points
                        1. Solubility Patterns
                          1. Electrical Conductivity
                            1. Mechanical Properties
                            2. Ionic Radii and Crystal Structures
                              1. Radius Ratio Rules
                                1. Coordination Numbers
                                  1. Predicting Structures of Ionic Solids
                                2. Covalent Bonding
                                  1. Lewis Structures
                                    1. Drawing Lewis Structures
                                      1. Resonance Structures
                                        1. Resonance Stabilization
                                          1. Resonance Energy
                                          2. Formal Charge
                                            1. Calculating Formal Charge
                                              1. Using Formal Charge to Predict Stability
                                                1. Minimizing Formal Charge
                                                2. Exceptions to the Octet Rule
                                                  1. Incomplete Octet
                                                    1. Expanded Octet
                                                      1. Odd-Electron Molecules
                                                      2. Bond Properties
                                                        1. Bond Length
                                                          1. Factors Affecting Bond Length
                                                            1. Relationship to Bond Order
                                                            2. Bond Energy
                                                              1. Bond Dissociation Energy
                                                                1. Average Bond Energies
                                                                2. Bond Order
                                                                  1. Single Bonds
                                                                    1. Double Bonds
                                                                      1. Triple Bonds
                                                                        1. Fractional Bond Orders
                                                                      2. Polarity in Covalent Bonds
                                                                        1. Electronegativity Differences
                                                                          1. Dipole Moments
                                                                            1. Molecular Polarity vs Bond Polarity
                                                                          2. Theories of Covalent Bonding
                                                                            1. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory
                                                                              1. Basic Principles
                                                                                1. Electron Domain Geometry
                                                                                  1. Molecular Geometry
                                                                                    1. Linear
                                                                                      1. Trigonal Planar
                                                                                        1. Tetrahedral
                                                                                          1. Trigonal Bipyramidal
                                                                                            1. Octahedral
                                                                                            2. Effects of Lone Pairs
                                                                                              1. Effects of Multiple Bonds
                                                                                              2. Valence Bond Theory
                                                                                                1. Orbital Overlap Concept
                                                                                                  1. Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals
                                                                                                    1. sp Hybridization
                                                                                                      1. sp2 Hybridization
                                                                                                        1. sp3 Hybridization
                                                                                                          1. dsp3 Hybridization
                                                                                                            1. d2sp3 Hybridization
                                                                                                            2. Sigma (σ) Bonds
                                                                                                              1. Pi (π) Bonds
                                                                                                                1. Limitations of Valence Bond Theory
                                                                                                                2. Molecular Orbital (MO) Theory
                                                                                                                  1. Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals (LCAO)
                                                                                                                    1. Bonding and Antibonding Orbitals
                                                                                                                      1. MO Energy Diagrams
                                                                                                                        1. MO Diagrams for Homonuclear Diatomics
                                                                                                                          1. H2 and He2
                                                                                                                            1. Second Period Elements
                                                                                                                              1. Third Period Elements
                                                                                                                              2. MO Diagrams for Heteronuclear Diatomics
                                                                                                                                1. Bond Order in MO Theory
                                                                                                                                  1. Magnetic Properties Predicted by MO Theory
                                                                                                                                    1. Paramagnetic vs Diamagnetic

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