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Atkins & de Paula: Physical Chemistry: 8e

Chapter 10

Databases
Tutorials

Databases

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
http://www.hbcpnetbase.com/
Data may be accessed after purchasing a personal or institutional subscription.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Atomic & Molecular Databases
http://cfa-http://www.harvard.edu/amdata/ampdata/amdata.shtml
Compilation of data and other links of interest to spectroscopists and astrophysicists.

NIST Atomic Spectra Database
http://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/AtData/main_asd
This is NIST Standard Reference Database #78. The spectroscopic data may be displayed according to wavelengths or energy levels.

NIST Ground Levels and Ionization Energies for Neutral Atoms
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/IonEnergy/ionEnergy.html
Compilation of the currently accepted values of ground state and ionization energies of neutral atoms. These data inform semi-empirical atomic and molecular orbital calculations.

WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html
Interactive periodic table of the elements, with extensive tabulation of physical and chemical properties.

Tutorials

A useful collection of resources covering this area
http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/resources/chemistry/physical.html
Useful links from the Indian Academy of Sciences.

Hydrogenic Atoms
http://webphysics.davidson.edu/faculty/dmb/Hydrogenic/outline.html
Living' graph of hydrogenic atom wave functions.

Atomic Orbitals Lab
http://chemviz.ncsa.uiuc.edu/content/lab-s-atomorb.html
Online practical on atomic orbitals.

The Electronic Structure of Higher Atoms
http://www.mona.uwi.edu/chemistry/Courses/C10J/documents/lecture%205%20-%20electronic%20structure%20of%20higher%20atoms.pdf
Applies the orbital approximation to helium.

Hartree Fock Method
http://www.chm.davidson.edu/ronutt/che401/HartreeFock/HartreeFock.htm
Example of Hartree Fock method (or self consistent field).

Rydberg Atoms and the Quantum Defect
http://www.phy.davidson.edu/StuHome/jimn/Final/Pages/FinalRydberg.htm
Quantum defects.

What is a singlet, doublet, a triplet etc state?
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar2001/985185599.Ph.r.html
Singlet, doublet and triplet explained using quantum mechanical notation (operators etc.).

Spin Orbit Coupling and Atomic State (Term) Symbols
http://www.trentu.ca/chemistry/termsymbols.pdf
A very 'wordy' explanation on spin-orbit coupling.

Selection Rules
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/quantum/hydazi.html#c3
Summary of the selection rules by Http://hyperphysics.

The Assignment of Atomic Term Symbols
http://www.chem.ufl.edu/~itl/4412/lectures/ATermSym.html
Step-by-step help for assigning term symbols.

Atomic Absorption and Emission Spectra
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/light/absorption.html
A simple introduction to atomic absorption and emission spectra.