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UCI Chem 131B Molecular Structure & Statistical Mechanics (Winter 2013)
Lec 05. Molecular Structure & Statistical Mechanics -- Rotational Spectroscopy -- Part 1.
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Instructor: Rachel Martin, Ph.D.

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Description: Principles of quantum mechanics with application to the elements of atomic structure and energy levels, diatomic molecular spectroscopy and structure determination, and chemical bonding in simple molecules.

Recorded on January 16, 2013.

Index of Topics:

00:07- 5. Rotational Spectroscopy
00:55- Which Orbitals Can Form π Bonds?
03:55- Bonding Example: Homework
06:12- Symmetry Properties of Functions
08:33- H2 Molecular Orbitals
09:00- Vanishing Integrals
10:47- Vanishing Integrals, Examples
15:35- Dirac Notation
25:54- Big Picture: Spectroscopy
31:58- Spectroscopy
34:20- Born-Oppenheimer Approximation
38:21- Quantization of Rotation
45:39- Z-Component of Angular Momentum
48:58- Angular Momentum

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