CHEM455 Reference Sheet

Fundamental constants (2010 CODATA recommended values)

h = 6.62606957(29)1034 J s
kB = 1.3806488(13)1023 J K1
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= 1.054571726(47)10 J s
NA = 6.02214129(27)1023 mol1
1
c = 299792458 m s (exact)
a0 = 5.2917721092(17)10-11 m
12 2 1 1
0 = 8.85418781710 C J m (exact)
1 eV = 1.602181019 J = 8065.54 cm1 = 241.799 THz
Basic Equations
Basics:
Photoelectric effect:

,
De Broglie:
Boltzmann distribution:

Schrdinger equation:
Expectation value:

Tunneling:

Uncertainty:
Oscillator:

),

One-electron atoms:

and

,
(

( )

with

Observables and operators

Position along x:
Linear momentum along x:
Angular momentum around x:

|[ ]|,

Rotator:

)(

Kinetic energy (1D):

Potential energy:
Total energy:

Integrals

( )

( )

Spherical coordinates
(

integration over all space of

Trigonometric functions

Normalization:

,
with

(assuming normalization)

Particle in a box:

e = 1.602176565(35)1019 C
me = 9.10938291(40)1031 kg
mp = 1.672621777(74)1027 kg
1 u = 1.660538921(73)1027 kg

)
:

Complex numbers
,
,

,
,
,

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