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How Good Is the Quantum Mechanical Explanation of the Periodic System?
Eric R. Scerri
Department of Chemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625
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November 1998
Vol. 75 No. 11
p. 1384
Abstract
The use of quantum mechanics, or more specifically, orbitals and electronic configurations in teaching general chemistry is now such a widespread trend that it would be utterly futile to try to reverse it. Moreover, orbitals and configurations have been extremely useful in providing a theoretical framework for the unification of a multitude of chemical facts.

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 Scerri, Eric R. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 1384.
*  Keywords
 history, philosophy, physical chem, periodicity, periodic table, quantum chem, theoretical chem
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June 24, 2005
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