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Visualizing, rather than deriving Russell-Saunders terms : a classroom activity with quantum numbers
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Coppo, Paolo (2016) Visualizing, rather than deriving Russell-Saunders terms : a classroom activity with quantum numbers. The Journal of Chemical Education, 93 (6). pp. 1085-1090. doi:10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00952 ISSN 0021-9584.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00952
Abstract
A one hour classroom activity is presented, aimed at consolidating the concepts of microstates and Russell-Saunders energy terms in transition metal atoms and coordination complexes. The unconventional approach, based on logic and intuition rather than rigorous mathematics, is designed to stimulate discussion and enhance familiarity with quantum numbers in classes of Chemistry undergraduate students.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Chemistry, Inorganic, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Problem solving, Decision making | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The Journal of Chemical Education | ||||||||
Publisher: | ACS | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0021-9584 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 14 June 2016 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 93 | ||||||||
Number: | 6 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1085-1090 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00952 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 11 April 2016 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 11 August 2016 |
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