Freshman Organic Chemistry (CHEM 125)
Professor McBride introduces the theory behind light diffraction by charged particles and its application to the study of the electron distribution in molecules by x-ray diffraction. The roles of molecular pattern and crystal lattice repetition are illustrated by shining laser light through diffraction masks to generate patterns reminiscent of those encountered in X-ray studies of ordered solids.
00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: Focusing Lux
07:11 - Chapter 2. Defining and Scattering Light to See: X-Ray Crystallography and Diffraction
25:06 - Chapter 3. Wave Machines
39:42 - Chapter 4. Structural Information in Wave Machines: The Case of Benzene
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This course was recorded in Fall 2008.
