Chemistry from First Principles

The first part of this book is a critical account of chemical theory from its genesis through the dramatic events of the 20th century. The second part is a fresh appraisal of periodicity, relativity and quantum mechanics in a chemical context.

"Chemistry from First Principles" examines the appearance of matter in its most primitive form. It features the empirical rules of chemical affinity that regulate the synthesis and properties of molecular matter, analyzes the compatibility of the theories of chemistry with the quantum and relativity theories of physics, formulates a consistent theory based on clear physical pictures and manageable mathematics to account for chemical concepts such as the structure and stability of atoms and molecules. This text also explains the self-similarity between space-time, nuclear structure, covalent assembly, biological growth, planetary systems, and galactic conformation.

The first book in a generation to provide a critical examination of chemical theory An essential guide for chemists who lack a mathematical background Simply explains the mathematical concepts which are essential to chemists Provides a clear interpretation of chemical theory from first principles

Klappentext

Chemistry from First Principles is written for any chemist who requires a fundamental understanding of the complexities of chemistry. It provides a clear interpretation of chemical theory from first principles.

This book examines the appearance of matter in its most primitive form, from the vacuum and the diversity that results from the fusion of elementary units in the genesis of atomic matter; considers the empirical rules of chemical affinity that regulate the synthesis and properties of molecular matter; analyzes the compatibility of the theories of chemistry with the quantum and relativity theories of physics; formulates a consistent theory, based on clear physical pictures and manageable mathematics, to account for chemical concepts such as the structure and stability of atoms and molecules, the periodicity of nuclides and elements, valence states, activation and chemical reactivity, electronegativity and general covalency, the exclusion principle, electronicenergy, orbital angular momentum and spin in relation to molecular shape, torsional rigidity, chirality and molecular modeling; explains the self-similarity between space-time, nuclear structure, covalent assembly, biological growth, planetary systems and galactic conformation.

Chemistry from First Principles is an essential guide for students of chemistry who lack the knowledge in higher mathematics considered necessary to grasp the basic principles of chemical theory, teachers of chemistry who are forced to preach concepts which they poorly understand, and any scientist who is seeking a true understanding of chemistry through logical concepts.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Historical Perspective.- Chapter 2: The Important Concepts.- The Principle of Relativity.- The Old Quantum Theory.- Wave-Particle Duality.- Orbital Angular Momentum.- The Quantum Theory.- Atomic Shape.- Chemical Bonding.- Chapter 3: The Quantum Quandary.- The Classical Background.- The Copenhagen Orthodoxy.- The Schrödinger Interpretation.- The Hydrodynamic Alternative.- Bohmian Mechanics.- Atomic Theory.- Chapter 4: The Periodic Laws.- Nuclides and Nuclear Structure.- Chemical Elements and Atomic Structure.- The Golden Ratio.- Chapter 5: Chemical Interaction.- The Valence State.- Electronegativity.- Chemical Cohesion.- Chapter 6: Molecular Structure.- Molecular Shape.- Stereoisomerism.- Molecular Modelling.- Chapter 7: Chemical Change.- The Holistic Molecule.- Molecular Rearrangement.- Reaction Mechanisms.- Chapter 8: Future Outlook.