The structure and properties of atoms

The following sections are included:

• The schrödinger equation and its solution for a single-electron atom

  • The Schrödinger equation for a single-electron atom

  • The method of separation of variables

  • The solution of the Φ-equation

  • Wavefunction of a one-electron atom

• The physical significance of quantum numbers

• The diagrams of wavefunction and electron cloud

  • The ψ-r and ψ²-r plots

  • The radial distribution diagram

  • Atomic orbital contours

• The structure of a multielectron atom

  • The Schrödinger equation and its approximation solution for a multielectron atom

  • The atomic orbital energy and binding energy of an electron

  • The building up principle for the ground-state atom

• Atomic spectra

  • The electronic state and the energy state of an atom

  • The spectrum of a one-electron atom

  • Spectrum of a multielectron atom

  • The applications of atomic spectra

• Periodic properties of elements

  • The ionization energy of an atom

  • The electron affinity of an atom

  • The electronegativity of an atom

  • The periodicity of elements and the periodic table

• Problems 2