PChemFall2015

Physical Chemistry I

Course Info

• Course Numbers CHM 4410
• Credit Hours: 4
• Meeting Dates: Aug. 25 - Dec. 4, 2015
  • No Class Nov. 26 & 27
• Meeting Times: Tues. and Thurs., 3:30-4:45 pm in Muma College of Business, 1403
  • Problem Session: Fri., 10:10-11:00 am in CHE303
  • Office Hours: Tues. and Thurs., 2:30-3:30 pm in SCA 433

• Grading:
  • Quiz (40%)
    • To succeed in the quiz, do assigned homework.
  • Midterm (30%) Thurs., Oct. 8, 3:30-4:45 pm
  • Final (30%) Thurs., Dec. 10, 12:30-2:30 pm

Overview

This is the first part of a 2-semester course in thermodynamics. This course will cover the mathematical theory of chemical equilibrium, heat, and work. These are the driving forces behind the operation of Le Châtelier's principle, and are routinely used to understand and control chemical reactions, states of matter, and amount and efficiency of energy production.

Textbooks

• McQuarrie and Simon, Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, University Science Books, 1997. ISBN: 0935702997.

Topics

1. Partial Differentiation
2. First Law of Thermodynamics
3. Algebraic Methods
4. Energy, Enthalpy, Entropy, and Free Energy
5. Counting Statistics
6. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
7. Standard States and Energies - Third Law of Thermodynamics
8. Phase Equilibria and Basic Phase Diagrams
9. Thermodynamic Cycles, Examples with Refrigeration and Galvanic Cells

Notes & Homework

• Introduction to P-Chem
• Excel plot and V-solve for van der Waals Equation of State
• Homework 1: 16-1 through 16-7, 16-9, H-1, H-4 through H-6, H-10, H-11, 27-1 through 27-7
  • Does the vdW equation of state make a prediction for the density of liquid H2?
  • What is a critical temperature?
  • Who is Fritz London?