Chemistry and Our Universe: How It All Works

Chemistry and Our Universe: How It All Works

Molecular Orbital Theory (1x13)


: 23, 2016

Discover an alternate model of chemical bonding: molecular orbital theory, developed by Friedrich Hund and Robert Mulliken. This idea explains such mysteries as why oxygen is paramagnetic. See a demonstration of oxygen's attraction to a magnet, then use molecular orbital theory to understand why this happens.

  • : 2016
  • : 30
  • : 1
  • The Great Courses