Chemistry 123: Atomic and Molecular Structure
- 4-week interim course (19 days; 38 hours; no lab)
- 30-50 students, divided into groups of 7 or 8
- 4-6 undergraduate teaching assistants
- subset of 31 structures
- 8 days devoted to covalent bonding
- Day 1: Molecular Shapes and Sigma Bonding
- Day 2: Molecular Distances and Bonding
- Day 3: Molecular Angles and Hybridization
- Day 4: Trends in Molecular Distance
- Day 5: Trends in Molecular Angle
- Day 6: Acid-Base Structure and Reactivity
- Day 7: Diatomic Molecules
- Day 8: Group Presentations