Covering most of the topics taught in university courses in quantum
chemistry, this authoritative text provides modern concepts of
atomic and molecular structure as well as chemical bond. Brief
historical account of the origin of quantum theory, its
applications to the problem of atomic spectra and atomic structure
have been discussed. Electronic configuration of atoms based on the
four-quantum-number system, symbols for atomic states, and
classification of elements and their distribution in the periodic
table have been given a comprehensive treatment. Postulates of
quantum mechanics, quantum-mechanical operators, Hamiltonian
operator, derivation of Schrödinger equation, its application to
particle-in-a-box and to the hydrogen atom, quantization of energy
levels, uncertainty principle, probability distribution functions,
angular and radial wave functions, nodal properties, sectional and
charge-cloud representation of atomic orbitals, etc., have been
covered in detail. The valence bond and molecular orbital methods
of bonding, hybridization, orbital structure of common
hydrocarbons, bonding in coordination compounds based on valence
bond and ligand field theories, the concept of valency, ionic and
covalent bonding, bonding in metals, secondary bond forces, and so
on have been discussed in a reasonable amount of detail. A unique
feature of the book is the adoption of a problem solving approach.
Thus, while the text has been frequently interspersed with numerous
fully worked out illustrative examples to help the concepts and
theories, a large number of fully solved problems have been
appended at the end of each chapter (totalling nearly 300). With
its lucid style and in-depth coverage, the book would be immensely
useful to undergraduate and postgraduate students of general
chemistry and quantum chemistry. Students of physics and materials
science would also find the book an invaluable supplement.
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