Chemistry 401
Fall 2019
Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry
TuTh 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Beaupre Center 215
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Chemistry 401
Fall 2019
Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry
TuTh 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Beaupre Center 215
Date
October 3, 2019
October 15, 2019
October 17, 2019
October 31, 2019
December 6, 2019
December 19, 2019
Lecture Topic
Course Introduction, Atomic Structure, Hydrogenic Wavefunctions
Electron Configurations, Terms Symbols, Periodic Properties
Lewis Structures
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Model
More VSEPR; hybridization
Molecular Orbital Theory; Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals, Homonuclear diatomics
MO diagrams for heteronuclear diatomics and polyatomic molecules
Solid State Structure, Energetics of Ionic Solids
Exam 1
Born Haber Cycles, Ionic Radii
Metals and Semiconductors
Monday Classes Meet
No Classes - Power Outage
Brønsted-Lowry Acid/Base Theory
Lewis Acid/Base Theory
Oxidation/Reduction Reactions; Thermodynamics
Exam 2
Methods of Reporting Reduction Potentials, Kinetics
Symmetry and Point Groups
Symmetry and Point Groups, Introduction to Transition Metal Chemistry
Ligands, Nomenclature of Transition Metal Compounds
Crystal Field Theory, Influences on the size of Dq, Measuring Spin State
Measuring Dq, Nonoctahedral Geometries; Jahn-Teller Effect
Valence Bond Theory for Transition Metal Complexes
Molecular Orbital Theory for Transition Metal Complexes
Exam 3
Review for the Final Exam
Final Exam