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	Chemistry 501 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I University of Rhode Island
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Lectures
Date	Topic
September 11	Atomic Structure and Hydrogenic Wavefunctions
September 13	Multielectron Electronic Structure
September 18	Term Symbols for d³, Z* and Slater's Rules
September 20	Periodic Properties: Ionization Potential, Electron Affinity, Electronegativity
September 25	Introduction to Valence Bond Theory, Lewis Dot Structures
September 27	Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) model, hybridization
October 2	Weak Interactions
October 4	Hydrogen Bonding
October 9	Introduction to Symmetry and Point Groups
October 11	Using Group Theory and Character Tables
October 16	Introduction to Molecular Orbital Theory
October 23	Simple MO diagrams for Diatomic Molecules
October 25	Using Group Theory for MO diagrams
October 30	Molecular Orbital Diagrams for Systems, Ozone
November 1	Introduction to Ionic Compounds, Lattice Energies
November 6	Experimental Measurement of Lattice Energy, Solvation, Deviations from Ionic Character
November 8	Solid State Structure, Ionic Radius, Real Crystals
November 13	Metals
November 15	Semiconductors
November 20	Acids & Bases; Brønsted/Lowry Theory
November 27	Lewis Acids & Bases
November 29	Introduction to Oxidation/Reduction Reactions - Balancing
December 4	Thermodynamic Measures of Oxidation/Reduction Reactions
December 6	Pourbaix Diagrams, Kinetics of Oxidation/Reduction Reactions

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