Frank H.T.Rhodes Professor of Human Letters Emeritus
Cornell University
United States of America
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1981
The concept of a chemical bond, so essential to chemistry, and with a venerable history, has life, generating controversy and incredible interest. Even if (or maybe because) we can't reduce it to physics. I will discuss some of the common experimental criteria for judging the presence and strength of a bond: length, energy, force constants, magnetism, energy splittings and other spectroscopic criteria. On the theoretical side, I will look at bond orders, population analyses, bond critical points, and electron localization functions. And will give a personal opinion on the utility of the various measures.
| Date | Wednesday, 20 February 2013 |
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| Time | 2:00pm - 4:00pm |
| Audience | Public |
| Event Category | Sciences |
| Event Type |
Lecture |
| Campus | Dunedin |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Location | College Tower G07 Lecture Theatre, located on the ground floor of the University of Otago College of Education Tower Block, 155 Union Street East. |
| Cost | Free |
| Contact Name | Allan Blackman |
| Contact Phone | 479 7931 |
| Contact Email | blackman@chemistry.otago.ac.nz |
