Chemistry Exam 1: Atomic Structure, Periodic Properties, and Molecular Bonding, Study notes of Inorganic Chemistry

Download Chemistry Exam 1: Atomic Structure, Periodic Properties, and Molecular Bonding and more Study notes Inorganic Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! Learning Objectives Exam 1 Atomic structure • Predict the effect of nuclear charge on energies of transitions in one-electron species • Calculate energies of transition between quantum states • Write electron configurations of atoms and ions • Understand the meaning of ground versus excited state; give examples of the latter • Determine effective nuclear charges for quantum levels in polyelectronic species • Describe the effect of differences in effective nuclear charges on relative energies of principle and sub- quantum levels Periodic properties • Predict variation in atomic radius, ionization enthalpy, electron affinity and electronegativity with position in periodic table • Describe specific reasons for variations of the above within a period and within a group • Predict relative bond strengths for compounds of a family of elements Structures and bonding models of covalent compounds of p-block elements: • Lewis structures and valence shell electron pair repulsion (VSEPR) concepts • Draw Lewis structures for compounds of p-block elements that depict the correct number of valence electrons and the correct spatial arrangements of atoms • Predict when deviations from idealized geometries will occur and the reasons for the deviations • Utilize resonance concepts to account for symmetrical structures not predicted on the basis of Lewis structures • Predict bond orders of bonds in compounds for which resonance structures are invoked Molecular orbital model • Write energy level diagrams for molecular orbitals in homo- and heteronuclear diatomic molecules and ions • Be able to draw and/or recognize bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals in diatomic species • Be able to correctly characterize drawings of molecular orbitals of polyatomic molecules as bonding or antibonding • Predict bond orders of diatomic molecules and ions