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- Chem 110B: Physical Chemistry II
- Rethinking Hybridization

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Sorry, but all current instructors at UCD use the commercial textbook for this course.

Lecture 1: 6/20/16: Hybrid Orbitals and Structure

Reading	Homework	Worksheets
4.7: Dirac Notation 9.1: The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation 10.1: Hybrid Orbitals Account for Molecular Shape If you want to read a more simplified description first, see Valence Bond Theory and Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals (optional)	Homework 1 (Due 6/21/16) Solutions 1

Lecture 2: 6/21/16: Hybrid Orbitals and Walsh Diagrams

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10.2: Different Hybrid Orbitals Used for Bonding in Water 10.3: Why is $BeH_2$ Linear and $H_2O$ Bent?	Homework 2 (Due 6/22/16) Solutions 2

Lecture 3: 6/22/16: Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Reading	Homework	Worksheets
10.4: Photoelectron Spectroscopy Rethinking Hybridization (optional)	Homework 3 (Due 6/2716) Solutions 3

Lecture 4: 6/27/16: Huckel Theory

Reading	Homework	Worksheets
10.5: The -Electron Approximation of Conjugation 10.6: Butadiene is Stabilized by a Delocalization Energy 10.7: Aromaticity	Homework 4 (Due 6/28/16) Solutions 4

Lecture 5: 6/28/16: Quantum Calculations

Reading	Homework	Worksheets
11.0: Overview of Quantum Calculations 11.1: Gaussian Basis Sets 11.2: Extended Basis Sets	Homework 5 (Due 6/29/16) Solutions 5

Lecture 6: 6/29/16: Group Theory

Reading	Homework	Worksheets
12.1: Using Symmetry to Simplify Calculations 12.2: The Symmetry of Molecules	Homework 6 (Due 7/5/16) Solutions 6

Lecture 7: 7/5/16: Group Theory

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12.3: Symmetry Operations Define Groups 12.4: Symmetry Operations can be Represented by Matrices 12.5: The \( Point Group Has a 2-D Irreducible Representation	Homework 7 (Due 7/6/16) Solutions 7

Lecture 8: 7/6/16: Group Theory

Reading	Homework	Worksheets
12.6: Character Tables 12.8: Using Symmetry to Predict Zero in a Secular Determination	Homework 8 (Due 7/11/16) Solutions 8

Lecture 9: 7/11/16: Molecular Spectroscopy

Reading	Homework	Worksheets
13.1: The Electromagnetic Spectrum 5.8: The Energy Levels of a Rigid Rotator (rehash of Chem 110A material) 5.9: The Rigid Rotator is a Model for a Rotating Diatomic Molecule (rehash of Chem 110A material)	Homework 9 (Due 7/12/16) Solutions 9

Lecture 10: 7/12/16: Molecular Spectroscopy

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13.2: Rotational Transitions Accompany Vibrational Transitions 13.3: Unequal Spacings in Vibration-Rotation Spectra 13.4: Unequal Spacings in Pure Rotational Spectra	Homework 10 (Due 7/13/16) Solutions 10

Lecture 11: 7/13/16: Molecular Spectroscopy

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13.6: Electronic Spectra Contain Electronic, Vibrational, and Rotational Information 13.7: The Franck-Condon Principle	Homework 11 (Due 7/18/16) Solutions 11

Lecture 12: 7/18/16: Lasers and Photochemistry

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13.6: Electronic Spectra Contain Electronic, Vibrational, and Rotational Information 13.7: The Franck-Condon Principle Electronically Excited Molecules can Relax by a Number of Processes optional, but recommended if confused about relaxation processes Jablonski Diagram Fluorescence and Phosphorescence	Homework 12 (Due 7/19/16) Solution 12

Lecture 13: 7/19/16: Vibrations, Symmetry and Transition Probabilities

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13.9: Normal Modes in Polyatomic Molecules 13.10: Irreducible Representation of Point Groups 13.11: Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory 13.14: Group Theory Determines Infrared Activity	Homework 13 (Due 7/20/16) Solution 13

Lecture 14: 7/20/16: Statistical Mechanics

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All Dilute Gases Behave Ideally van der Waals and Redlich-Kwong Equations A Cubic Equation of State The Boltzmann Factor Is One of the Most Important Quantities in the Physical Sciences The Thermal Boltzman Distribution	Homework 14 (Due 7/25/16) Solution 14

Lecture 15: 7/25/16: Statistical Mechanics

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17.3: We Postulate That the Average Ensemble Energy Is Equal to the Observed Energy of a System 17.4: The Heat Capacity at Constant Volume 17.8: Partition Functions can be Decomposed 18.1: The Translational Partition Function of a Monatomic Ideal Gas 18.2: Most Atoms Are in the Ground Electronic State at Room Temperature 18.3: The Energy of a Diatomic Molecule Can Be Approximated as a Sum of Separate Terms 18.4: Most Molecules Are in the Ground Vibrational State at Room Temperature 18.6: Rotational Partition Functions Contain a Symmetry Number 18.7: The Vibrational Partition Function	Homework 15 (Due 7/27/16) Solutions 15

Lecture 16: 7/26/16: Statistical Mechanics

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18.8: The Rotational Partition Function Depends on the Shape of the Molecule The Equipartition Principle

Lecture 17: 7/27/16: Final Exam

Comprehensive Final exam