SC/CHEM 3031
Physical Inorganic Chemistry
Winter 2024
Topics
- Atomic spectra
- molecular orbital and ligand field theories
- electronic spectroscopy
- magnetism
- photochemistry
- electrochemistry
- solid-state chemistry
- metal–metal bonding
Readings
- Recommended references: Brisdon, Inorganic Spectroscopic Methods; Miessler and Tarr, Inorganic Chemistry; Housecroft and Sharpe, Inorganic Chemistry; Smart and Moore, Solid State Chemistry: An Introduction; West, Basic Solid State Chemistry; Cotton, Chemical Applications of Group Theory; Barrett, Understanding Inorganic Chemistry; Cox, The Electronic Structure and Chemistry of Solids.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027