CHM 4411 - Contents - Fall 2008

Week/ Subject/ Chapter  in Atkins-DePaula 8th ed.

·         8/25. Introduction. Properties of gases. / Ch. 1

·         9/1. First law of thermodynamics: concepts. / Ch. 2

·         9/8.  Thermochemistry. Heat capacities. / Ch. 2

·         9/15. Second law: entropy. Third law. /Ch. 3

·         9/22.  Combining first and second laws. Single component phase equilibria. Test 1. /Chs. 3, 4

·         9/29.  Thermodynamics of mixtures and solutions. /Ch. 5

·         10/6.  Solution activities. Two-component phase equilibria./Ch. 5,6

·         10/13. Chemical equilibrium. /Ch. 7

·         10/20. Physical kinetics (transport) in gases and liquids. / Ch. 21

·         10/27.  Diffusion. Chemical kinetics rates. Test 2/ Ch. 21, 22

·         11/3. Rate laws. Unimolecular and bimolecular reactions. / Ch. 22

·         11/10. Chain reactions. Polymerization. / Ch. 23

·         11/17. Homogeneous catalysis. Photochemistry. / Ch. 23

·         11/24. Reaction dynamics: gases and liquids.(As time allows it) / Ch. 24

·         12/1.  Transition state theory. Electron transfer reactions. (As time allows it) /  Ch. 24

·         12/8. Test 3.

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