The molecular orbital (MO) theory is a way of looking at the structure of a molecule by using molecular orbitals that belong to the molecule as a whole rather than to…
Day: September 19, 2014
Band Theory of Solids
In band theory of solids we understand the energy level structures of solid. The energy levels of the overlapping electron shells are all slightly altered. The energy differences are very…
Liquid Crystals
Definition: Liquid crystals (LCs) are a state of matter which has properties between those of conventional liquids and those of solid crystals. For instance, a liquid crystal may flow like…
Types of Unit Cell
What is Unit Cell? The simplest repeating unit in a crystal is called a unit cell. Each unit cell is defined in terms of lattice points the points in space…