Material structure 1

Atomistics: general information


General characteristics of an atom,


Emission line spectra of the hydrogen atom and hydrogen ions,


Electronic structure (layers and sublayers), energy levels in the H atom and hydrogen ions,


Electronic configuration (rules of construction)




Periodic table


Organization of elements in the periodic table


Presentation of the main chemical families


Evolution of atomic properties : notion of screen, electronegativity, atomic and ionic radii, ionization energy, electron affinity


Polarization, polarizing power and polarizability




Structure and geometry of molecules


Molecular structure and geometry: Lewis model and VSEPR. Case of hypervalence


Delocalized covalent bonding


Properties of molecules: polar and apolar molecules, magnetic properties




Weak bonds


Description of Van Der Waal interactions and hydrogen bonding


Identify the nature of weak bonds in the case of simple pure bodies


Application: evolution of change-of-state temperatures


Molecular solvent: polar, apolar, protic and aprotic.