Physical Chemistry (Thermodynamics and
Kinetics)
Instructors: Dr. Andrzej Katrusiak
(Lecture)
Consultant: NCSU faculty members Dr. Stefan
Franzen will provide web-based materials based on the design at NCSU. The textbook was written by Dr. Franzen is
provided as a PDF document. Recommended reading is the textbook Physical
Chemistry by P. Atkins and J. DePaula. This course is
modeled on NCSU course CH433 (3 credits)
The corresponding ISU course is Chem325 (3
credits), which is the Thermodynamics and possibly the 1 credit kinetics class
Chem326X.
The textbook was written by Dr. Franzen is
provided as a PDF document made available to students. Recommended reading: Physical
Chemistry by P. Atkins and J. DePaula. This course
corresponds to CH433 at NC State. Note that CH431 and CH433 (the two-semester
Physical Chemistry sequence) can be taken in either order.
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Lecture |
Topic |
Reading |
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1. |
Macroscopic vs. Microscopic |
Chapter 1 |
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2. |
Properties of Gases |
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3. |
Real Gases/Corresponding
States |
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4. |
Partition Function |
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5. |
The First Law |
Chapter 2 |
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6. |
Heat Capacity |
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7. |
Heat, Work, and Energy |
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8. |
Thermochemistry |
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9. |
Entropy and the 2nd
Law |
Chapter 3 |
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10. |
Second Law Applications |
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11. |
Entropy and the Third Law |
Chapter 4 |
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12. |
Gibbs Free Energy |
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13. |
Review |
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14. |
Mid-term I |
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15.
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Second
Law Applications |
Chapter 5 |
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16. |
Maxwell Relations |
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17 |
Phase
Equilibria |
Chapter 6 |
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18. |
The Clausius-Clapeyron
Eqn. |
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19. |
Solutions – Real and Ideal |
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20. |
Gibbs-Duheim,
Activity |
Chapter 7 |
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21. |
Colligative Properties |
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22. |
Mid-term II |
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23. |
Introduction to Kinetics |
Chapter 21 |
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24. |
Rate Laws |
Chapter 22 |
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25. |
Complex reactions |
Chapter 23 |
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26. |
Reaction dynamics |
Chapter 24 |
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27. |
Catalysts/Surfaces |
Chapter 25 |
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28. |
Applications |
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29. |
Review |
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