Atomic Structure

Acids and Bases

Bronsted Lowry = protons

Lewis = electrons

 

Lewis is more broad (bc/ all reactions involve electron movement)

Conjugate acid vs. conjugate base -> different forms of the same molecule

H3O+   <—-> H2O

 

Acid Base Theories: Arrhenius & Bronsted-Lowry Acids | ChemTalk
 

Quantum Numbers

n, l, ml, ms

 

l = s, p, d, f, g…

l for s = 0, l for p = 1, l for d = 2…

 

ml is which orbital are you talking aobut

ml for s = 1 total

ml for p = 3 total (ml  = -1, 0, 1)

ml for d = 5 total (ml  = -2, -1, 0, 1, 2)

Magnetism

-paramagnetism involves at least one unpaired electron

-Ferromagnetism involves unpaired electrons

-ferromagnetic materials become permanent magnets when exposed to a magnetic field

Ionizing Atoms

Take Atoms from the higher energy level (n)

e.g. from Fe -> Fe2+

take two electrons from 4s2, despite 3d being a higher energy level

Exceptions

atoms want to fill the d suborbital

 

Effective Nuclear Charge

-basically, effective nuclear charge is the amount force from the nucleus experienced by each individual valence electron

-core electrons cancel out the protons

Hybridization

-to determine hybridization of an atom in a molecule: determine the number of domains (steric number)

1 domain = s hybridization

2 domains = sp hybridization

3 domains = sp2 hybridization

4 domains = sp3 hybridization

-if you have a lone pair on an atom, and that lone pair can contribute to resonance, then that lone pair is placed in a p orbital and the atom is sp2

Molecular Orbital Theory

Bonding order = 1/2(bonding MO e- – antibonding MO e-)

                           = 1/2(# of e- between the two atoms)

Lewis Structures

Least electronegative atom = central atom

 

VSEPR

Nomenclature

Strong Acids and Bases

Flame Test