Module Code - Title:
CH4002
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 1
Year Last Offered:
2023/4
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
i. To facilitate the student in understanding of the fundamental thermodynamic laws and its qualitative and quantitative applications to chemical systems
ii. To farmiliarise the students with the energy terms and relations that applicable to chemical thermodynamic systems
iii. To introduce the students to the basic chemical kinetics including the quantitative expressing of the rate of chemical reactions and key kinetic parameters in the chemical kinetics
Syllabus:
[Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics; Heat; Work; Reversible and Irreversible Systems; State functions.]
[First Law of Thermodynamics; Internal Energy; Enthalpy; Standard Enthalpies.]
[Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics; Entrophy, Clausius Inequality; Gibbs and Helmholz Free Energies.]
[Chemical Equilibrium; variations with temperature and pressure.]
[Introduction to Chemical kinetics; Zero, First and Second Order Rate Laws. Activation Energy and the Arphenius Equation; Accounting for the Rate Laws; Reaction Mechanisms; Steady State Approximation. Michaelis-Menten equation]
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
i. To interpret the basic thermodynamic properties and relations associated with a physical chemical system.
ii. To perform essential evaluation of the thermodynamic properties and relations relevant to chemical thermodynamic systems, including the system at an equilibrium state.
iii. To evaluate the energy changes of simple thermodynamic systems in a process of changing from one state to another.
iv. To express the rate of chemical reactions in appropriate forms and to make simple calculation predicting the concentration-time behaviour of the reaction system.
v. To determine the values of key kinetic factors defining the rate of chemical reactions based on experimental data for simple reaction systems.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
N/A
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
vi. To demonstrate the ability and skills in carrying out essential experiments relevant to chemical thermodynamics and kinetics.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This module will be taught over 12 weeks within one semester with 2 x 1 hours interactive lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutoral each week. The study of module is assisted by a series of laboratory practicals (6 x 2 hours sessions spaced during the semester). Students will be requested to participate in and to write up laboratory report by each individual student on each of these practicals. In the report students will be asked to interpret the data measure and perform necessary calculations to produce quantitative information on the system studied.
The module will be assessed by means of an written examination (50%) at the end of a semester, plus all laboratory works (20%), writing up of laboratory reports (10%), and an flexibale course work (20%).
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Atkins PW and de Paul J (2007)
Physical Chemistry
, Oxford University Press
Other Relevant Texts:
Alberty, R.A., Silbey R.J.and Bawendi M.G. (2005)
Physical Chemistry (4e)
, Wiley
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Spring
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09/10
Module Leader:
matteo.lusi@ul.ie