General Chemistry for
Organic Learners —
Electronic Structure &
Bonding
A concise guide for undergraduate chemistry students: atomic structure, bonding, orbitals,
acids and bases, nomenclature, isomerism, and the fundamentals of reactivity. Visual
examples emphasise organic contexts and plant-related molecules when helpful.
, Chapter 1 — Atoms, Electrons &
Chemical Bonds
1.1 The 1.2 Electron 1.3 Ionic vs
Structure of Distribution Covalent
an Atom Quantum Bonds
Protons, neutrons, numbers, shells Electronegativity
and electrons: and subshells; and electron
nuclear charge, Aufbau principle, transfer vs
mass, and the Pauli exclusion, sharing; lattice
concept of and Hund's rule — energy for ionic
isotopes. How predicting solids and bond
atomic number ground-state polarity for
and mass number configurations. covalent
define an element. molecules.
Organic Learners —
Electronic Structure &
Bonding
A concise guide for undergraduate chemistry students: atomic structure, bonding, orbitals,
acids and bases, nomenclature, isomerism, and the fundamentals of reactivity. Visual
examples emphasise organic contexts and plant-related molecules when helpful.
, Chapter 1 — Atoms, Electrons &
Chemical Bonds
1.1 The 1.2 Electron 1.3 Ionic vs
Structure of Distribution Covalent
an Atom Quantum Bonds
Protons, neutrons, numbers, shells Electronegativity
and electrons: and subshells; and electron
nuclear charge, Aufbau principle, transfer vs
mass, and the Pauli exclusion, sharing; lattice
concept of and Hund's rule — energy for ionic
isotopes. How predicting solids and bond
atomic number ground-state polarity for
and mass number configurations. covalent
define an element. molecules.
