15: Trends Conclusion and Exam
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Fundamental Properties
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Physical Trends
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Z effective
Principle Quantum Number
Orbitals
Size
Ionization Energy
Atomization Energy
Chemical Properties
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Occurrence
Metallic Character
Oxidation State
Coordination Number
Bond Enthalpy
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Metallic Character
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Reading: Ch 9: 257-272
Oxidation States of 3-d elements
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Periodic Trends
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Quantum mechanics
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General Trends: Zeff, size, ionization potential, electron affinity,
electronegativity, polarizability, characteristics of orbitals,
enthalpies of atomization, bond enthalpies, occurrence, metallic
character, oxidation states, coordination numbers
Explain “exceptions”, esp. after d- and f-blocks, “half-filled” shells
quantum numbers
shapes, energies, radii of orbitals
Bonding theories
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Lewis dot structures
VSEPR: molecular shape
Valence Bond Theory: hybridization, multiple bonds
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Bonding Theories con't
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Molecular Orbital Theory
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Energy diagrams
“Conservation” of orbitals, energy
What contributes to splitting
Bonding, non-bonding, anti-bonding
sigma, pi, delta bonds
“Qualitative”: shapes of atomic, linear combinations of atomic,
and molecular orbitals, numbers of nodes
Electron configurations
Walsh diagrams
Ketelaar Triangle
Ionic bonds
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Solid State
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Unit cells
Crystals systems
Lattice points and atoms in unit cell
2-D projections and Coordinates
Close-packed structures
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Alloys
Common structures
Coordination numbers
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Packing fraction
Tetrahedral, octahedral holes
Radius ratio
Structure map
Lattice energy
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Solid State con't
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Band theory
Acids / Bases
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Lewis
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Hard / soft
Bronsted
Strengths
Trends
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