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After pointing out several discrepancies between electron difference density results and Lewis bonding theory, this lecture turns to quantum mechanics in search of a fundamental understanding of chemical bonding. Professor McBride points out that the nature of the wave function _, which beginning students find confusing, was equally confusing to the physicists who originated quantum mechanics. The Schrödinger equation is shown to reckon kinetic energy through the shape of _. When _ curves toward zero, kinetic energy is positive, but when it curves toward, zero kinetic energy is negative!
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This is the first semester in a two-semester introductory course focused on current theories of structure and mechanism in organic chemistry, their historical development, and their basis in experimental observation. The course is open to freshmen with excellent preparation in chemistry and physics, and it aims to develop both taste for original science and intellectual skills necessary for creative research.
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