Reality and the Orbital Approximation
This lecture examines the impact of increased nuclear charge on one-electron atom energies and introduces orbital hybridization. It critically addresses the limitations of describing multi-electron systems using one-electron orbital approximations.
Freshman Organic Chemistry (CHEM 125)
In discussions of the Schrödinger equation thus far, the systems described were either one-dimensional or involved a single electron. After discussing how increased nuclear charge affects the energies of one-electron atoms and then discussing hybridization, this lecture finally addresses the simple fact that multi-electron systems cannot be properly described in terms of one-electron orbitals.
Chladni Figures and One-Electron Atoms
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