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Course No.
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Course Title
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No. of Units
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Pre-requisites
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Th.
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Pr.
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Credit
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Chem 241
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Chemical Thermodynamics
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3
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3
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Chem 202, Math 202
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Objectives of the course :
The course aims to introduce students to the first, second and third law
of thermodynamic systems, properties of chemical equilibrium systems,
phase equilibrium, and electrochemical cells .
Course Description :
Thermodynamic systems the first, second and third laws of thermodynamics
and their applications; Free energy functions and criteria for the
equilibrium state; Maxwell's equations; chemical equilibria, phase
equilibria, electrochemical cells, activity functions and the standard
electro rode potentials and general applications, the chemical
potential, partial molar quantities, free energy and chemical
equilibrium, free energy of formation , effect of temperature on equilibrium constant, applications .
Main text books :
§ Physical Chemistry, R. Alberty& R.Silby, 2nd ed., 1992, John
Wiley & Sons.
Subsidiary books :
§ Physical Chemistry, J. de Paula & P. Atkins, 7th ed., 2001, W. H.
Freeman.
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