Ionic Bonding, Structures & Solids
A 22-module path through ionic bonding, structures & solids, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- The Ionic Model
- Coulombic Attraction and the Ion-Pair Potential
- Born Repulsion and the Total Lattice Potential
- The Madelung Constant
- The Born-Lande Equation
- The Born-Mayer and Kapustinskii Equations
- Lattice Enthalpy: Definitions and Conventions
- The Born-Haber Cycle
- Applications of the Born-Haber Cycle
- Testing the Ionic Model
- Ionic vs Covalent Bonding Continuum
- Fajans' Rules
- Ionic Radii and Their Determination
- Close-Packing of Spheres
- Tetrahedral and Octahedral Holes
- Radius Ratio Rules
- Rock Salt (NaCl) Structure
- Cesium Chloride and Fluorite Structures
- Zinc Blende, Wurtzite and Rutile Structures
- Perovskite and Spinel Structures
- Point Defects in Ionic Solids
- Band Theory: Conductors, Semiconductors and Insulators