Struttura molecolare Flashcards
What is the meaning of the total energy of the molecule?
It is the sum of the electronic energy and the nuclear repulsion energy.
What is the Hamiltonian for the electronics of a molecule?
It is the sum of the electron kinetic energy, electron-electron interaction and the electron-nucleus interaction.
What happens if the nuclear energy is changed?
If the nuclear energy is changed, we have different eigenvalues and eigenfunctions. Witch varies the electron function parametricaly
What is the essence of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation?
It is the separation of electronic and nuclear motion, with the electronic wavefunction being a slowly varying function.
What generates a pull force when the nuclei are moved from the equilibrium position?
The total energy generates a pull force, which is the sum of the core-core repulsion and the electronic energy.
What determines the movement of the cores?
The total energy determines the movement of the cores.
What does the equation for electron motion need to achieve?
It needs to be resolved separately for each core configuration to achieve a minimum structure.
What is the curve that can be built from calculating the electronic and total energy for all nuclear configurations?
It is a curve of the total energy, which shows the minimum energy and the dissociation energy.
What is the energy dependence of states with m ≠ 0 in the hydrogen-ion molecule?
States with m ≠ 0 in the hydrogen-ion molecule are doubly degenerate, and the energy depends on m^2.
What is the significance of the progressive index in the classification of states in the hydrogen-ion molecule?
The progressive index in the classification of states in the hydrogen-ion molecule plays the role of the main quantum number, similar to the case of atomic states.
What is the significance of the spherical symmetry in the hydrogen-ion molecule?
Unlike in atoms, the hydrogen-ion molecule does not have spherical symmetry, and therefore L^2 does not commute with H.
What is the form of the eigenfunctions in the hydrogen-ion molecule?
ψ(ξ)ψ(η) 1/√2π e^(imφ)
The eigenfunctions in the hydrogen-ion molecule are even or odd, and must be eigenfunctions of the parity operator.
What is the significance of the center of inversion in the hydrogen-ion molecule?
The hydrogen-ion molecule has the center of inversion, so the states must be symmetric or antisymmetric for inversion in the middle.
What is the significance of the axial symmetry in the hydrogen-ion molecule?
The axial symmetry in the hydrogen-ion molecule means that Lz will switch with H, and the self-functions will also be self-functions of Lz.
What is the variational method used in the MO method?
The variational method used in the MO method is the method of minimizing the energy with respect to suitable variational parameters.
What is the limit of the wave function for an electron in a dissociating molecule as the internuclear separation approaches infinity?
Nel limite invece di R tendente
ad infinito le funzioni saranno genuinamente funzioni dell’atomo di idrogeno
e quindi con esponente orbitale k = 1.
What is the goal of the LCAO method?
The goal of the MO method is to find the best approximation to the true wave function of a molecule using a linear combination of atomic orbitals.
What is the goal of the MO method?
The goal of the MO method is to find the best approximation to the true wave function of a molecule using a linear combination of atomic orbitals.
What is the determinant of the coefficients in the MO method?
The determinant of the coefficients in the MO method is the secular determinant, which must be equal to zero for non-trivial solutions.
What is the equation for the secular equation in the MO method?
The equation for the secular equation in the MO method is (Haa - W Saa) c1 + (Hab - W Sab) c2 = 0 and (Hba - W Sba) c1 + (Hbb - W Sbb) c2 = 0.