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The Department of Chemistry at MIT is recognized as one of the top chemistry departments in the world. The Department has an illustrious history in sharing the MIT tradition of excellence, and has provided national leadership in chemical education and research. The Department's strong record of achievement is based on its pioneering advances in chemical research, its success in incorporating these advances into teaching and research programs, and its close relationship to government and industry. Many fundamental discoveries made in our Department have found their way into practical applications ranging from polymer synthesis to medical imaging.

Lecture 19 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

Lecture 19 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 19: Chemical equilibrium Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Lecture 18 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 18 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 18: Free energy and control of spontaneity Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at ...

Lecture 18 dupe | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, ...

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Lecture 18 dupe | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 17 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 17 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 17: Entropy and disorder Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Lecture 16 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 16 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 16: Determining hybridization in complex molecules; Thermochemistry and bond energies/bond enthalpies Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More ...

Lecture 15 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 15 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 15: Valence bond theory and hybridization Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at ...

Lecture 14 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 14 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 14: Molecular orbital theory Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Lecture 13 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 13 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 13: Polar covalent bonds; VSEPR theory Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at ...

Lecture 12 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 12 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 12: Exceptions to Lewis structure rules; Ionic bonds Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at ...

Lecture 11 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 11 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 11: Lewis structures Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Lecture 10 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 10 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 10: Periodic trends continued; Covalent bonds Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at ...

Lecture 1 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall ...

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Lecture 1 | MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science, Fall 2008

Lecture 1: The importance of chemical principles Instructors: Catherine Drennan, Elizabeth Vogel Taylor View the complete course at: http://ocw.mit.edu/5-111f08 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at ...

Lecture #3: Linear and nonlinear spectroscopy

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Lecture #3: Linear and nonlinear spectroscopy

5.35 Module 1: Lecture 9/18/07, Professor Keith A. Nelson

Lecture #2: Spectroscopy in frequency and time domains

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Lecture #2: Spectroscopy in frequency and time domains

5.35 Module 1: Lecture 9/13/07, Professor Keith A. Nelson

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Labeling Tumors with Quantum Dots

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Labeling Tumors with Quantum Dots

Quantum dots are tiny semiconductor crystals with vivid colors that can be used as visual labels in biology and medicine. Quantum dots excited by UV radiation emit light with an energy and color that is determined by the size of the quantum dot. Darcy Wanger describes how the characteristics ...

John S. Waugh, recipient of the 2011 Welch Award

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John S. Waugh, recipient of the 2011 Welch Award

A tribute to Institute Professor and Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, John S. Waugh, who received the 2011 Welch Award in Chemistry. Permission for use granted by: Insights Strategic Public Relations P.O. Box 7693 Houston, Texas 77270-7693

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John Essigmann's Personal Story

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John Essigmann's Personal Story

Professor John Essigmann describes how an early industry experience doing real science pushed him to pursue a career as a professor and professional scientist.

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JoAnne Stubbe and Christopher T. Walsh, recipients of 2010 Welch Award

A tribute to Professor JoAnne Stubbe, Novartis Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biology, and Professor Christopher T. Walsh, former chair of the Department of Chemistry and currently the Hamilton Kuhn Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology ...

Jingnan Lu's Personal Story

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Jingnan Lu's Personal Story

Jingnan Lu describes how she overcame the challenge of learning English as a teenager when she moved to the United States from China, and how a research experience showed her that she can use science to help people.

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Imaging Viruses with Nanoscale MRI

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Imaging Viruses with Nanoscale MRI

Ben Ofori-Okai discusses the concept of orbital degeneracy (two orbitals with the same energy) in relation to his research on nanoscale MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

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