Fundamentals of the Quantum Theory of Chemical Bonding

‘Electronic structure’ examines the work that went into determining the properties of electrons in atoms. Quantum theory was devised by Max Planck in 1900, and was applied to hydrogen atoms by Niels Bohr in 1913. Bohr hypothesized that electrons existed in set shells around a nucleus and then extrapolated this theory, using chemical rather than physical observations, to other elements. G. N. Lewis hypothesized a cube model of electron arrangement around the nucleus. Despite this not being correct, Lewis concluded that chemical bonding was due to the pairing of electrons, an idea still central to modern chemistry. Finally, Charles Bury determined that electron shells around a nucleus did not need to be filled in a particular order.

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Fundamentals of the Quantum Theory of Chemical Bonding

Advanced Texts in Physics - The Physics of Atoms and Quanta ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-98099-2_24 ◽

2000 ◽

pp. 425-446

Author(s):

Hermann Haken ◽

Hans Christoph Wolf

Keyword(s):

Quantum Theory ◽

Chemical Bonding

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Fundamentals of the Quantum Theory of Chemical Bonding

Atomic and Quantum Physics ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-97014-6_23 ◽

1987 ◽

pp. 383-404

Author(s):

Hermann Haken ◽

Hans Christoph Wolf

Keyword(s):

Quantum Theory ◽

Chemical Bonding

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Radiation-induced surface decomposition

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100075592 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 41 ◽

pp. 368-369

Author(s):

M. L. Knotek

Keyword(s):

Ionizing Radiation ◽

Atomic Structure ◽

Chemical Bonding ◽

Neutral Species ◽

Radiation Induced ◽

Physical And Chemical ◽

Surface Decomposition ◽

The Relationship ◽

Electron And Photon ◽

Surface Bond

Modern surface analysis is based largely upon the use of ionizing radiation to probe the electronic and atomic structure of the surfaces physical and chemical makeup. In many of these studies the ionizing radiation used as the primary probe is found to induce changes in the structure and makeup of the surface, especially when electrons are employed. A number of techniques employ the phenomenon of radiation induced desorption as a means of probing the nature of the surface bond. These include Electron- and Photon-Stimulated Desorption (ESD and PSD) which measure desorbed ionic and neutral species as they leave the surface after the surface has been excited by some incident ionizing particle. There has recently been a great deal of activity in determining the relationship between the nature of chemical bonding and its susceptibility to radiation damage.

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Consistent Quantum Theory

10.1017/cbo9780511606052 ◽

2001 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Robert B. Griffiths

Keyword(s):

Quantum Theory

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