- Atomic models (Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Chadwick & Bohr)
- sketch of the model and a brief description of each model (epn anyone?)
- Blackbody radiation & photoelectric effect
- Spectral lines leading to Bohr
- bright and dark line spectrum of hydrogen
connecting the both line spectra to the Bohr model- Spectral line splitting
- further refinements of the Bohr model
- in terms of orbitals, what does each type of spectral line splitting identify?
- Energy level diagrams
- fill according to the order of filling (spdf blocks on the periodic table)
- Electron configurations (complete, kernel, special cases, ions)
- use the periodic table of elements as an aid [see Nelson page 188 for two helpful diagrams]
- should be able to write the actual electron configuration for any element [includes the two columns of exceptions]
- from electron configuration (either complete or kernel) identify the appropriate electron changes to achieve an ion charge
- Quantum Numbers {n, l, m, s} and quantum model
- know the orbital significance of each quantum number
- be able to write the complete set of quantum numbers for an element
- Lewis Structure [following the rules]
- if you are going to follow the rules, then you had better know the rules, right? [Nelson text page 229]
- Atomic Modeling [Building, 3D shapes, names, bond angles]
- memorize the basic attributes of the various shapes [Nelson text pages 243-245]
- Hybridization (sp3, sp2 and sp) - connection to molecular shapes (if you know the shape you know the type of hybridization)
- sigma and pi bonds
- sketch the hybridization
- label hybrid orbitals
- Liquid state bonding (London, dipole-dipole, hydrogen bonding)
- can you distinguish between a polar molecule and a nonpolar molecule?
- H-N, H-O and/or H-F
Solid state bonding [ionic, metallic, molecular & covalent network] - know the properties of each type of solid [summary Nelson text page 273]
- covalent network - memorize a few of them
