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Overview
This subject deals with both chemical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. The material that will be covered in this subject is intended to provide you with the tools and understanding to handle basic problems involving chemical systems at equilibrium and rates of simple chemical reactions.
Textbook
Silbey, R., R. Alberty, and M. Bawendi. Physical Chemistry. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN: 9780471215042.
Other Resources
Atkins, P., and J. de Paula. Physical Chemistry. New York, NY: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2001. ISBN: 9780716735397.
Castellan, G. Physical Chemistry. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1983. ISBN: 9780201103861.
Houston, P. Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2001. ISBN: 9780072435375.
Examinations
There will be three one-hour examinations during the term and a final examination. The exams will be closed-notes and closed-book unless otherwise announced. Tutorial reviews will be held prior to each exam.
Homework
Problems will be assigned every week. Late problem sets are not accepted. Homework will be graded by the recitation instructor and returned in recitation.
Grading
Grades for the subject will be based on a total of 600 points:
Grading criteria.
| ACTIVITIES |
POINTS |
| Three one-hour exams |
100 (each) |
| Homework |
100 |
| Final exam |
200 |
Calendar
Course calendar.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
KEY DATES |
| 1 |
State of a system, 0th law, equation of state |
|
| 2 |
Work, heat, first law |
|
| 3 |
Internal energy, expansion work |
|
| 4 |
Enthalpy |
|
| 5 |
Joule-Thomson |
Problem set 1 due |
| 6 |
Adiabatic changes |
|
| 7 |
Thermochemistry |
|
| 8 |
Calorimetry |
Problem set 2 due |
| 9 |
Second law |
|
| 10 |
Entropy and the clausius inequality |
|
| 11 |
Carnot cycle |
Problem set 3 due |
| 12 |
Calculation of ΔS fundamental equations |
|
|
First hour exam |
|
| 13 |
Third law absolute entropy |
|
| 14 |
Criteria for equilibrium |
|
| 15 |
Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy |
|
| 16 |
Temperature pressure and ΔG |
Problem set 4 due |
| 17 |
Chemical equilibrium in gases |
|
| 18 |
Phase equilibria - one component |
|
| 19 |
Clausius-clapeyron equation |
Problem set 5 due |
| 20 |
Phase equilibria - two components |
|
|
Second hour exam |
|
| 21 |
Ideal solutions |
|
| 22 |
Non-ideal solutions |
|
| 23 |
Colligative properties |
|
| 24 |
Introduction to statistical mechanics |
Problem set 6 due |
| 25 |
Partition function (q) - large n limit |
|
| 26 |
Partition function (Q) - many particles |
Problem set 7 due |
| 27 |
Statistical mechanics and discrete energy levels |
|
| 28 |
Applications: Chemical and phase equilibria |
|
| 29 |
Kinetics: Reaction rates, orders, half lives |
Problem set 8 due |
| 30 |
Introduction to reaction kinetics |
|
|
Third hour exam |
|
| 31 |
Consecutive, reversible reactions and mechanisms |
|
| 32 |
Steady-state and equilibrium approximations |
|
| 33 |
Chain reactions |
|
| 34 |
Potential energy surfaces, E_a, catalysis |
Problem set 9 due |
| 35 |
Enzyme catalysis |
|
| 36 |
Autocatalysis and oscillators |
|
|
Final exam |
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