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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Only two electrons can occupy an orbital.
 The wave equation is an operator function; operators
are symbols which designate a process that will transform
one function into another.
 When a particle is contained in a very small volume
(subatomic), these particles display wavelike properties.
 Not all energy levels are possible, i.e. the
vibrational energy is quantized and equally spaced.
 Because there is interaction between the two electrons
in the potential energy term the values cannot be made
independent of each other.
 The resulting solution gives rise to a series of wave
functions which contain quantum numbers which are not
independent.
 To explain why it is more probable that electrons exist
at the nucleus, notice the area is greatest at the center of
each peak in wavefunction curves.
 It is impossible to simultaneously, with arbitrary
precision, to specify the position and momentum of a
particle.
 In the case or rotational energy states, the lowest
energy state is not the most highly populated.
 In a three dimensional box it is necessary to define a
contour within which the probability of finding the particle
is 0.9.
 The wave function will only give a probability of the
placement of an electron at a given time.
 A nodal plane is a plane between two lobes and the
probability for finding a particle in the plane is zero.
 Sometimes the electron can escape the atom even though
its kinetic energy is lower than the potential energy of the
positive center.
 The most stable configuration has the greatest number
or unpaired electrons.
 True wavefunctions will be well-behaved: continuous,
finite, and single valued.