Chemical bonding - Conservation, Mass, Law

chemical bonding

Table of Contents

Introduction
Historical review
- Emergence of quantitative chemistry
  - The law of conservation of mass
  - The law of definite proportions
  - The law of multiple proportions
  - Dalton’s atomic theory
- Features of bonding
  - Valence
  - Ionic and covalent compounds
- The periodic table
- Additional evidence of atoms
  - Avogadro’s law
  - Kinetic theory of gases
  - Visual images of atoms
- Molecular structure
- Internal structure of atoms
  - Discovery of the electron
  - Contributions of Lewis
Atomic structure and bonding
- Atomic structure
  - The Bohr model
  - The quantum mechanical model
    - The location of the electron
    - Quantum numbers
  - Shapes of atomic orbitals
  - The building-up principle
    - Hydrogen and helium
    - Lithium through neon
    - Sodium through argon
    - Potassium through krypton
- Periodic arrangement and trends
  - Arrangement of the elements
  - Periodic trends in properties
    - Atomic size
    - Ionization energy
    - Electron affinity
    - Electronegativity
Bonds between atoms
- The formation of ionic bonds
  - Lewis formulation of an ionic bond
  - The Born-Haber cycle
  - Factors favouring ionic bonding
- Covalent bonds
  - Lewis formulation of a covalent bond
  - Advanced aspects of Lewis structures
    - Multiple bonds
    - Resonance
    - Hypervalence
    - Incomplete-octet compounds
    - Electron-deficient compounds
- Molecular shapes and VSEPR theory
  - Applying VSEPR theory to simple molecules
  - Molecules with multiple bonds
  - Molecules with no central atom
  - Limitations of the VSEPR model
- The polarity of molecules
The quantum mechanics of bonding
- Valence bond theory
  - Formation of σ and π bonds
  - Promotion of electrons
  - Hybridization
  - Resonant structures
- Molecular orbital theory
  - Molecular orbitals of H₂ and He₂
  - Molecular orbitals of period-2 diatomic molecules
  - Molecular orbitals of polyatomic species
  - The role of delocalization
  - Comparison of the VB and MO theories
Intermolecular forces
- Repulsive force
- Dipole–dipole interaction
- Dipole–induced-dipole interaction
- Dispersion interaction
- The hydrogen bond
Varieties of solids
- Ionic solids
- Molecular solids
- Network solids
- Metals
Advanced aspects of chemical bonding
- Theories of bonding in complexes
  - Crystal field theory
  - Ligand field theory
- Compounds displaying unique bonding
  - Organometallic compounds
  - Boranes
  - Metal cluster compounds
- Computational approaches to molecular structure

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