| Chapitre 1 : The Basics - Bonding and Molecular Structure |
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| Life and the Chemistry of Carbon Compounds—We Are Stardust |
2 |
| Atomic Structure |
3 |
| Chemical Bonds: The Octet Rule |
5 |
| How to Write Lewis Structures |
7 |
| Formal Charges and How to Calculate Them |
12 |
| Isomers: Different Compounds that Have the Same Molecular Formula |
14 |
| How to Write and Interpret Structural Formulas |
15 |
| Resonance Theory |
22 |
| Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure |
27 |
| Atomic Orbitals and Electron Configuration |
28 |
| Molecular Orbitals |
30 |
| The Structure of Methane and Ethane: sp3 Hybridization |
32 |
| The Structure of Ethene (Ethylene): sp2 Hybridization |
36 |
| The Structure of Ethyne (Acetylene): sp Hybridization |
40 |
| A Summary of Important Concepts that Come from Quantum Mechanics |
43 |
| How to Predict Molecular Geometry: The Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Model |
44 |
| Applications of Basic Principles |
47 |