Guide

  • This site is designed to provide revision and / or background resources for the "Quantum Theory, Molecular Orbital Theory and Spectroscopy" part of this unit. It is based on material from CHEM1101, CHEM1901 and CHEM1903 and is identical to the 'Supplementary Course' taken by students who completed other units in CHEM1.
  • Work though the material in the Worksheets column and use the material in the References, ChemCAL and Self-help problems columns to support this
  • ChemCAL is an on-line suite of modules with information, explanations, animations and questions on most topics. To access, click ChemCAL and log on using username chemcal password helium. You may have to configure your computer to run ChemCAL correctly. See 'Setting up ChemCAL on-line' to do this.
  • Complete your revision using the 4 self assessment quizzes listed at the bottom of the page - this uses a database of questions so you can use it multiple times if you wish.

Resources By Topic

Topics

Worksheets and self assessment quizzes

Reading and references

ChemCAL

Self-help problems

Quantum Chemistry:

  • atomic spectroscopy
  • atomic orbitals

Worksheet 1

Worksheet 2

Atomic spectroscopy quiz

Atomic orbital quiz

Grand Table of Atomic Orbitals

Blackman 4.2 - 4.5

Atoms, Electrons and Orbitals

Electronic Structure of Atoms and Ions

Atomic Properties

Atomic Orbitals and Quantum Numbers

Atomic Structure

Atomic Structure (Advanced)

Bonding:

  • molecular orbitals
  • bond order

Worksheet 3

Molecular orbital quiz

Molecular orbital diagram quiz

Blackman 5.7

Covalent Bonding

Electronegativity and Polar Molecules

Bonding

Bonding (Advanced)

Textbook

  • Textbook references are to
    Blackman, Bottle, Schmid, Mocerino and Wille,
         Chemistry, 3rd Edition, 2015 (John Wiley) ISBN: 978-0-7303-1105-8 (paperback) and 978-0-7303-2492-8 (e-text)