Materials Science

  1. Atomic Structure and Interatomic Bonding
    1. Fundamental Atomic Structure
      1. Subatomic Particles
        1. Protons
          1. Neutrons
            1. Electrons
            2. Atomic Number
              1. Mass Number
                1. Atomic Mass
                  1. Isotopes
                  2. Electronic Structure of Atoms
                    1. Quantum Mechanical Model
                      1. Quantum Numbers
                        1. Principal Quantum Number
                          1. Angular Momentum Quantum Number
                            1. Magnetic Quantum Number
                              1. Spin Quantum Number
                              2. Electron Configurations
                                1. Aufbau Principle
                                  1. Pauli Exclusion Principle
                                    1. Hund's Rule
                                    2. Electron Orbitals
                                      1. s Orbitals
                                        1. p Orbitals
                                          1. d Orbitals
                                            1. f Orbitals
                                          2. Periodic Table and Periodic Properties
                                            1. Organization of Elements
                                              1. Groups and Periods
                                              2. Types of Interatomic Bonding
                                                1. Primary Bonds
                                                  1. Ionic Bonding
                                                    1. Electron Transfer
                                                      1. Coulombic Forces
                                                        1. Ionic Compounds
                                                          1. Lattice Energy
                                                          2. Covalent Bonding
                                                            1. Electron Sharing
                                                              1. Bond Polarity
                                                                1. Hybridization
                                                                  1. Molecular Geometry
                                                                  2. Metallic Bonding
                                                                    1. Electron Sea Model
                                                                      1. Delocalized Electrons
                                                                        1. Metallic Properties
                                                                      2. Secondary Bonds
                                                                        1. Van der Waals Forces
                                                                          1. London Dispersion Forces
                                                                            1. Dipole-Dipole Interactions
                                                                              1. Dipole-Induced Dipole Forces
                                                                              2. Hydrogen Bonding
                                                                            2. Relationship Between Bonding and Material Properties
                                                                              1. Bond Strength
                                                                                1. Bond Length
                                                                                  1. Bond Directionality
                                                                                    1. Influence on Physical Properties
                                                                                      1. Melting Point
                                                                                        1. Boiling Point
                                                                                          1. Density
                                                                                            1. Hardness
                                                                                            2. Influence on Mechanical Properties
                                                                                              1. Influence on Electrical Properties
                                                                                                1. Influence on Thermal Properties

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