Introductory Spectroscopy and Structure
- For students in, or planning to enter, Chemistry or Biochemistry programs.
This course is an introduction to the broad field of molecular spectroscopy, our most powerful tool for determining molecular structure. Chemistry 209 introduces a number of the spectroscopic techniques commonly employed in modern scientific laboratories, while at the same time investigating the underlying chemistry and physics that gives rise to the shapes and structures of molecules. Topics covered include: the nature of light and its interaction with matter, elementary quantum mechanics, atomic spectroscopy, a review of molecular orbital theory and chemical bonding, microwave spectroscopy, molecular symmetry, infrared spectroscopy, combined rotation-vibration structure, Raman scattering, electronic and photoelectron spectroscopy, the Franck-Condon principle, and basic theory and applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
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