分野 | 自然科学

  • Learning

Quantum Mechanics of Molecular Structures

Knowing the geometrical structure of the molecules around us is one of the most important and fundamental issues in the field of chemistry. This course introduces the two primary methods used to determine the geometrical structure of molecules: molecular spectroscopy and gas electron diffraction.

In molecular spectroscopy, molecules are irradiated with light or electric waves to reveal rich information, including:

Motions of electrons within a molecule (Week 1),
Vibrational motions of the nuclei within a molecule (Week 2), and
Rotational motions of a molecule (Week 3).
In the gas electron diffraction method, molecules are irradiated with an accelerated electron beam. As the beam is scattered by the nuclei within the molecule, the scattered waves interfere with each other to generate a diffraction pattern. In week 4, we study the fundamental mechanism of electron scattering and how the resulting diffraction images reveal the geometrical structure of molecules.

By the end of the course, you will be able to understand molecular vibration plays an important role in determining the geometrical structure of molecules and gain a fuller understanding of molecular structure from the information obtained by the two methodologies.

Related Contents/関連コンテンツ

コンテンツ

解明:オーロラの謎
  • Learning
無料
On Air
人工細胞創成に向けた要素技術の開拓
  • Learning
無料
On Air
数学的思考VI:中学校問題解決アプローチ
  • Learning
無料
On Air
第15回UU-A連続国際シンポジウム 「Black Soldier Fly Larvae Transformation of Organic Waste into Feed for Sustainable Livestock Production in Kenya: Recent Key Findings」
  • Learning
無料
On Air