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On completion of the module, students will be able to:
Understand the origins of quantum mechanics in terms of energy quantization and wave-particle duality.
Describe the dynamics of microscopic systems in terms of the Schrödinger equation and the Born interpretation of the wavefunction.
Use key principles of quantum mechanics to determine the information in a wavefunction and to describe the nature and ramifications of the uncertainty principle.
Apply quantum mechanics to the description of translational motion, confinement (particle-in-a-box), tunneling, rotational motion (particle-on-a-ring and particle-on-a-sphere) and vibrational motion (harmonic oscillator).
Describe the property of particle spin.
Understand the structure and spectra of hydrogenic atoms in terms of quantum mechanics.
Describe the permitted energies of hydrogenic atoms and the shapes of atomic orbitals.
Describe the spectroscopic transitions and selection rules of a hydrogenic atom.
Understand the structure of many-electron atoms in terms of quantum mechanics.
Describe the orbital approximation and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
Understand the effects of penetration, shielding, and the aufbau principle on the atomic subshell energies and electron configurations of atoms.
Rationalize Periodic trends in atomic sizes, ionization energies, and electron affinities.
Understand the general features of molecular spectroscopy including experimental measurement techniques and the nature and impact of selection rules and transition moments.
Understand pure rotation spectra of molecules.
Describe molecular moments of inertia, rotational energy levels and rotational transitions.
Understand the vibrations of diatomic molecules.
Describe the types of molecular vibrations, and the nature and impact of selection rules and anharmonicity on vibrational spectra.
Describe the vibrations of polyatomic molecules in terms of normal modes.
Describe the infrared absorption spectra of polyatomic molecules.
Understand the characteristics of electronic transitions.
Understand measurements of intensity.
Describe the electronic spectra of diatomic and polyatomic molecules.
Understand the fates of electronically excited states.
Describe fluorescence, phosphorescence, dissociation and pre-dissociation.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Practical | 30 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
Total | 114 |
CHEM20120 Physical Chemistry (Level 2) of Atoms and Molecules or equivalent
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: Written examination | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | Not specified | Not yet recorded | No | 60 |
Lab Report: Continuous assessment of laboratory work | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Not yet recorded | No | 30 |
Continuous Assessment: Continuous assessment during semester | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Not yet recorded | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
Name | Role |
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Mr Hans Eckhardt | Tutor |
Chenxi Hao | Tutor |