Prerequisites:
Course Contents
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Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics: Equilibrium, State Functions, Temperature, Equations of State.
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First Law of Thermodynamics: Work, Heat, Internal Energy, Heat Capacity, Concept of Enthalpy.
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Second Law of Thermodynamics: Reversible and Irreversible Process, Heat Engines, Carnot Cycle, Different statements of the Second Law, Spontaneous Change, Entropy.
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Third Law of Thermodynamics: Concept of the absolute zero temperature.
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Free Energy and Standard States: Free energies and Thermodynamic potentials, Legendre Transforms, Equilibrium and Non Equilibrium, Chemical Potentials, Free Energy, Standard States, Reaction Thermodynamics, Equilibrium Constant.
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Equilibrium Thermodynamics: Chemical Potential of Mixtures, Phase Equilibrium, Phase Rule, Clapeyron Equation, Phase Diagram.
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Real Gases: Equations of State, Phase Transitions.
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Solutions: Molarity, Partial Molar Quantities, Mixing, Ideal Solutions, Non Ideal Solutions, Electrolytes, Ionic activity and the Debye Hueckel Theory, the Nernst Equation, Colligative properties, Multi component phase diagrams.
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Kinetic Theory of Gases and Transport Processes.
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Reaction Kinetics: Reaction Rates, Rate Laws, Reaction Mechanisms, Applications
Instructor(s):
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Tutors for each section:
Schedule for Lectures:
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Schedule for Labs:
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P. W. Atkins and Julio de Paula, Physical Chemistry
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I. N. Levine, Physical Chemistry
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R. J. Silbey, R. A. Alberty, and M. G. Bawendi, Physical Chemistry
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