3.1 Energy: Kinetic, Potential, Thermal & Electrostatic Energy

Chapter 3: Quantum Theory and Electronic Structure | Lecture 1 of 10 General Chemistry: The Complete College Lecture Series This chapter covers the wave nature of light, the photoelectric effect, the Bohr model, the de Broglie wavelength, the uncertainty principle, quantum numbers, orbitals and electron configurations. This is the opening lecture of Chapter 3, Quantum Theory and the Electronic Structure of Atoms. It builds the foundation for everything that follows by answering a basic question: what is energy? We define energy as the capacity to do work or transfer heat, then separate the two forms that matter most in chemistry: kinetic energy (energy of motion, including thermal energy) and potential energy (stored energy, including chemical energy stored in the structure of substances). We apply the law of conservation of energy, learn the joule and kilojoule and how to convert between them, calculate the kinetic energy of a moving particle using mass in atomic mass units, and finish with electrostatic (Coulombic) potential energy, comparing how strongly charges of different sizes attract or repel each other. These are comprehensive general chemistry lecture videos, built to help students succeed in the course, with clear step-by-step explanations, closed captions and practice quiz questions. Timestamps: 0:00 Chapter 3 overview: quantum theory and electronic structure 2:41 What is energy? Work and heat 5:22 Kinetic energy 8:31 Law of conservation of energy 12:14 Electrostatic energy and Coulomb's law Part of: General Chemistry, Chapter 3 Keywords: energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, conservation of energy, joule, electrostatic energy, Coulomb's law, quantum theory Related search terms: MCAT chemistry, DAT chemistry, OAT chemistry, PCAT chemistry, AP Chemistry, IB Chemistry, CLEP general chemistry, A-level chemistry, NEET chemistry, JAMB chemistry, community college chemistry, college general chemistry #GeneralChemistry #Chapter3 #Energy #KineticEnergy #PotentialEnergy #DrKunapareddy