The Hydrogen Atom & Atomic Structure
A 18-module path through the hydrogen atom & atomic structure, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- The Hydrogen Atom Schrödinger Equation
- Separation of Variables in Spherical Coordinates
- The Angular Wavefunctions and Spherical Harmonics
- The Radial Equation and Radial Wavefunctions
- Principal, Angular, and Magnetic Quantum Numbers
- Hydrogen Atom Energy Levels and Degeneracy
- Radial Distribution Functions
- Shapes of s, p, and d Orbitals
- Electron Spin and Spin Quantum Numbers
- The Pauli Exclusion Principle
- Multi-Electron Atoms and the Orbital Approximation
- Slater Determinants
- Effective Nuclear Charge and Shielding
- Slater's Rules
- Aufbau Principle and Hund's Rules
- Term Symbols and Atomic States
- Russell-Saunders (LS) Coupling
- Atomic Spectra and Selection Rules