LABORATORY FOR PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
cod. 06671

Academic year 2009/10
3° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Chimica fisica (CHIM/02)
Field
Discipline chimiche
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
45 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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Learning objectives

<br />Some of the main topics developed in the "Chimica Fisica 2 " course will be reviewed and deepened through direct lab experiments 

Prerequisites

Students should attend "Chimica fisica 2" lectures

Course unit content

<br />Lab experiments:<br /><br /><br />Electronic structure of molecules<br />Measurements of UV-VIS absorption spectra of organic dyes; analysis and interpretation of the spectra using the quantum model of  the particle in a box.<br /><br /><br />Vibrational and Rotational structure of molecules<br /><br /><br />Measurements of HCl roto-vibrational spectra <br /><br />Measurements of IR spectra of simple polyatomic molecules; analysis and interpretation of the spectra using group theory.<br /><br /><br />Computer experiences:<br /><br /><br />Semiempirical methods for pi-conjugated systems: Hückel approximation.<br /><br />Calculation of the potential energy curve of HCl using ab-initio quantum chemistry methods.

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br /><br />P.W. Atkins, R.S. Friedman "Molecular quantum mechanics". Oxford University Press.<br />D.D. Fitts "Principles of Quantum Mechanics : As Applied to Chemistry and Chemical Physics". Cambridge University Press.

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