KE523: Physical chemistry (5 ECTS)
STADS: 10005001Level
Bachelor course
Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
2nd quarter
Teacher responsible
Email: ogm@memphys.sdu.dkTimetable
| Group | Type | Day | Time | Classroom | Weeks | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | I | Monday | 12-14 | U20 | 45, 48-50 | |
| Common | I | Tuesday | 08-10 | U55 | 46-47 | |
| Common | I | Thursday | 12-14 | U20 | 45-50 | |
| S1 | TE | Monday | 14-16 | U26 | 45-51 | |
| S1 | TE | Wednesday | 08-10 | U26 | 46-51 | |
| S2 | TE | Tuesday | 10-12 | U49 | 45-51 | |
| S2 | TE | Thursday | 14-16 | U67 | 46-51 | |
| S4 | TE | Monday | 10-12 | U14 | 46-51 | |
| S4 | TE | Wednesday | 12-14 | U14 | 45-51 | |
| S5 | TE | Thursday | 08-10 | U14 | 45-51 | |
| S5 | TE | Friday | 12-14 | U14 | 46-51 |
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Prerequisites:
None
Academic preconditions:
KE501 Fundamental chemistry, MM501 and MM502 as well as either FY501, FY519 or FY520 must have been attended.
Course introduction
The course aims at making the students familiar with the application of macroscopic thermodynamical concepts to physical-chemical problems within physics, chemistry and biology to an extent that will enable them to understand and, if necessary, apply a text where thermodynamical reasoning has been applied to such problems.
Expected learning outcome
After completing the course the student is expected to be able to:
- Apply the ideal gas law and explain deviations from ideality for real gases.
- Apply the thermodynamic laws and be able to use concepts such as internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, free energy, as well as their dependence on pressure and temperature.
- Interpret phase diagrams for pure substances and use the relevant formulae to describe quantitatively the different part of such a phse diagram.
- Apply thermodynamics to the quantitative description of simple mixtures of gasses and fluids, including use of the chemical potential.
- Apply thermodynamics to equilibrium chemistry and electrochemistry for situations with deviations from ideality, including being able to use the concept of activity.
- Describe the time dependence of chemical reactions using kinetics and the associated integrated expressions, and relate this to equilibrium chemistry and thermodynamics.
- Combine aforementioned competences to solve problems in physical chemistry.
Subject overview
• The properties of gases
• 1st law of thermodynamics, energy, enthalpy
• 2nd law of thermodynamics, entropy, Helmholz- and Gibbs functions
• Chemical potential
• The concept of activity
• Sublimation, vaporization and fusion of pure substances
• Mixtures, colligative properties
• Chemical reactions and equilibria
• Equilibrium electrochemistry, electrochemical cells
• Reaction kinetics, enzyme kinetics
Literature
- Peter Atkins og Julio de Paula: Atkins Physical Chemistry, Oxford University Press, 8. udgave, 2006.
Syllabus
See syllabus.
Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).
Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None
Assessment and marking:
A 4-hour written examination with books and notes of your own choice as well as pocket calculator. External examiner. Marks according to the Danish 7-point scale.
Reexamination after 4th quarter.
Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Forelæsninger: 24 timer. Eksaminatorietimer/opgaveregning: 26 timer.
Educational activities
Language
This course is taught in Danish.
Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.
Tuition fees for single courses
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