5. X-Ray Diffraction

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.