Chemistry 231
Physical Chemistry I
Instructor: D. Leaist
TimeBlock: A (First Term) Lab: Friday PM
An introductory course in physical chemistry to convey a quantitative appreciation of the basic features of natural phenomena via the concepts and laws of classical thermodynamics and applications to physico-chemical, biochemical, etc, systems.
Text: Physical Chemistry, 6th Ed.; Peter Atkins, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, New York, 1998.
Laboratory Manual - Locally produced compendium of physical chemistry experiments
(See mark scheme below)
Chemistry 232
Physical Chemistry II
Instructor: D.Leaist
TimeBlock: A (Second Term) Lab: Friday PM
Text: Physical Chemistry, 6th Ed.; Peter Atkins, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, New York, 1998.
Laboratory Manual - Locally produced compendium of physical chemistry experiments
The course is a continuation of Chemistry 231 and is divided into three areas: applications of thermodynamics, transport properties, chemical kinetics.
In the area of thermodynamic applications, topics include thermodynamic parameters for solutions, colligative properties, fractional distillation and phase equilibria for two and three components systems.
The discussion of transport properties includes the kinetic molecular theory of gases, viscosity, diffusion, and conductivity (electrical and thermal).
Chemical kinetics topics include simple and complex reactions in the gas phase and solution as well as theoretical approaches to chemical kinetics as illustrated by collision theory, activated complex theory and molecular dynamics.
NOTE: This course is a PREREQUISITE for CHEM 330
Marking Scheme: (CHEM 231 & 232)
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