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General Chemistry (Physical Chemistry) I
Allgemeine Chemie I (PC)
Last Updated: 2026-06-01 11:30:37
Abstract
The lecture provides an introduction to some of the physical fundamentals of chemistry, in particular radioactivity, quantum mechanics, the structure of matter and an atom, the periodic table of elements, and chemical bonding.
Objective
After the lecture, students will be able to, - to calculate physical quantities and their units which are important for chemistry, - name some properties of chemically relevant particles and propose experimental methods to determine these properties, - name applications and hazards of radioactivity, - categorize radioactive decay processes and mathematically represent the time course of simple decay reactions and qualitatively predict and represent them, - describe wave and particle properties of electromagnetic radiation and matter and propose experimental methods for their detection, - to explain the basics of quantum mechanics (meaning of the wave function, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, operators, commutators) and to perform simple calculations with them, - analyze and calculate absorption and emission spectra of single-electron atoms, - to set up the Schrödinger equation for a molecular multi-particle system, - independently solve the Schrödinger equation for the model systems of particles in a box and harmonic oscillator in one dimension and generalize to higher dimensional non-interacting problems, - model molecular vibrations of diatomic molecules using the harmonic and anharmonic oscillator model, - explain the concept of an orbital and represent mathematically and pictorially the qualitative form of the orbitals of the hydrogen atom, - explain the structure of the periodic table of elements with the help of the orbital concept, - recognize and use similarities in the electronic structure of atoms to predict chemically relevant properties, and - establish term symbols for atomic ground states. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Content
Atomic structure and structure of matter: atomic theory, elementary particles, atomic nuclei, radioactivity, nuclear reactions. Atomic orbitals and energy levels: ionisation energies, atomic spectroscopy, term values and symbols. Quantum mechanical atom model: wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, Schrödinger's equation, the hydrogen atom, construction of the periodic table of the elements. Chemical bonding: ionic bonding, covalent bonding, molecular orbitals.
Resources
Lecture Notes
See homepage of the lecture.
Literature
See homepage of the lecture.
Learning Materials (Links)
- Learning environment
- Vorlesungsskripte und Übungsblätter
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 60 minutes
- Aids
- Alle schriftlichen Unterlagen. Normaler Taschenrechner ist mitzubringen. Verboten: Geräte, die Verbindung mit Dritten ermöglichen.
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture | Allgemeine Chemie I (PC) |
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2 h weekly |
| exercise |
Allgemeine Chemie I (PC)
Groups are selected in myStudies.
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1 h weekly |