Structure of Matter

Course contents

Atomic models:
- Rutherford's atomic model (atomic nucleus, atomic mass, isotopes)
- Bohr atomic model (electron orbit, prediction of spectra)
- Wave mechanical model (energy level representation, Hund's rule, Pauli's law)

Periodic table of the elements:
- Principle of structure
- Periodicity of properties

Fundamentals of chemical bonding:
- Ionic bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Structure prediction of simple molecules using the VSEPR model
- Polar atomic bonding
- Intermolecular interaction
- Metal bonding

Department

Bachelor's program Environmental, Process & Energy Engineering