CHEM 360 – Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics
Lecture Topics (subject to change)
| Introduction and Review | What is Thermodynamics? Energy, work and heat. Terminology Ideal gases. |
| Real Gases | Real gases. Compressibility Factor. Van der Waals Equation. Condensation of gases. Principle of Corresponding States. |
| Math Interlude | Partial Differentiation. |
| Thermodynamics | First Law. Temperature. Enthalpy. Pressure-volume work. Heat Capacity. Cp and Cv. Adiabatic Expansion. |
| More thermodynamics | Joule. Joule-Thompson. Refrigeration. Equipartition. |
| Thermochemistry | Thermochemistry. Hess's Law. Kirchoff's Law. Ions. Born -Haber Cycle. |
| Entropy | Spontaneity. Entropy. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. 3rd Law of Thermodynamics. Clausius inequality. Fundamental equations. Entropy change in spontaneous processes. Entropy of mixing. Low Temperature. |
| Heat Engines | Heat engines. Efficiency. Absolute Temperature scale. |
| Free Energy | Helmholtz and Gibbs Energies. Thermodynamic Relationships. How G varies with T and P. The Chemical Potential. Mixing. The Gibbs Energy Minimum. |
| Equilibrium | Equilibrium Constants. Response of Equilibria to Temperature and Pressure. Phase equilibria. Clapeyron. Clausius-Clapeyron. The Phase Rule. Single Component Phase Diagrams. |
| Simple Kinetics | Empirical chemical kinetics. Simple rate laws. 2nd order. Determination of Order. Data analysis. Temperature dependence of rate constants. |
| Complex Kinetics | Opposing reactions Parallel reactions. Consecutive reactions. The steady-state approximation. Complex mechanisms. Atom/radical Combination Reactions. Diffusion-limited kinetics. Enzyme kinetics. |
| Chain Reactions | Chain reactions, branching reactions Explosions. Oscillating reactions. |
| Reaction Dynamics | Molecular Reaction Theories. Collision Theory. Potential Energy Surfaces. Thermodynamic Formulation of TST. |
| Review | Review |