Quantum Chemistry

  1. Multi-Electron Atoms
    1. Helium Atom
      1. Two-Electron Problem
        1. Electron-Electron Repulsion
          1. Lack of Exact Solution
          2. Independent Electron Approximation
            1. Central Field Model
              1. Effective Nuclear Charge
                1. Screening Effects
                2. Variational Treatment
                  1. Trial Wavefunctions
                    1. Optimization of Parameters
                      1. Energy Results
                      2. Perturbation Treatment
                        1. Unperturbed Hamiltonian
                          1. Electron Repulsion as Perturbation
                            1. Energy Corrections
                          2. Electron Spin
                            1. Stern-Gerlach Experiment
                              1. Experimental Setup
                                1. Observation of Spin
                                  1. Magnetic Moments
                                  2. Spin Angular Momentum
                                    1. Spin Quantum Numbers
                                      1. Spin-1/2 Particles
                                        1. Pauli Spin Matrices
                                        2. Spin-Orbit Coupling
                                          1. Relativistic Effects
                                            1. Fine Structure
                                              1. j-j Coupling
                                            2. Many-Electron Wavefunctions
                                              1. Antisymmetry Requirement
                                                1. Pauli Exclusion Principle
                                                  1. Fermion Behavior
                                                  2. Slater Determinants
                                                    1. Construction Method
                                                      1. Antisymmetric Wavefunctions
                                                      2. Electron Configurations
                                                        1. Orbital Approximation
                                                          1. Aufbau Principle
                                                            1. Hund's Rules
                                                          2. Atomic Structure
                                                            1. Periodic Table
                                                              1. Electronic Structure
                                                                1. Exceptions to Filling Order
                                                                2. Term Symbols
                                                                  1. Russell-Saunders Coupling
                                                                    1. Total Angular Momentum
                                                                      1. Term Symbol Notation
                                                                        1. Ground State Terms
                                                                        2. Atomic Spectroscopy
                                                                          1. Electronic Transitions
                                                                            1. Selection Rules
                                                                              1. Multiplet Structure

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                                                                          6. Chemical Bonding Theory