Spring 2008
Cumulative Schedule for Chemistry 312--Spring 2008
Homework designations refer to problems from McQuarie and Simon
Note: Be sure to check this schedule each week for that week's
homework assignment.
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Week
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Dates
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Topics
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Reading
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Homework
(Tentative)
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1 L1, L2 |
01/08 01/10 |
General course mechanics; Exams, homework and grading; Introduction to course and to Thermodynamics. Energy. Thermodynamic systems and parameters. Equilibrium. Postulate of Thermodynamic Equilibrium. Zeroth law, Temperature scales. Properties of ideal and real gases. Equation of state. First Law. Work and Heat. Heat capacity. State functions. Enthalpy |
McQuarrie
& Simon: |
HW1: Ch 16: 7, 13, 25, 31,
Due Jan 17 |
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Atkins (7-th ed): Ch. 1, Ch. 2.1-2.6, Ch. 3
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2 L3,L4 |
01/15 01/17 |
Changes in thermodynamic parameters for various processes. Thermochemistry. Hess's Law. Standard Enthalpies. Enthalpies of formation. Entropy. Second Law of Thermodynamics. e. |
McQuarrie
& Simon: Ch. 19: Sects 7-12 Ch. 20: Sects 1-4, 6-7 |
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| Atkins: 2.3-2.9, Ch. 3, Ch. 4 | ||||
| How
to
Solve It; Carnot Cycle Existence of Entropy
& 2nd Law; |
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3 L5,L6 |
01/22 01/24
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Entropy changes for different processes. Third Law of Thermodynamics Thermodynamic functions. Free energies. Maxwell relations. Legendre transformations. |
McQuarrie
& Simon: Ch. 21: 1-5, 8-9 Ch. 22: 1-7 |
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| Atkins: 2.6, 4.1-4.5 | ||||
| <> Handout on criterion for spontaneity at constant H,P Handout on Legendre Transforms. |
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4 L7,L8 |
01/29 01/31 |
Gibbs-Helmholtz equation. Real gases. Fugacity. Phase Equilibriuum. Gibbs' phase rule. Clausius-Clapeyron equation. |
McQuarrie
& Simon: Ch. 22: 1-7 Ch. 23 |
HW4: T28,
T29 T30, T34, PE1
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| Atkins: Chapter 5,6 | ||||
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5 L9, L10 |
02/05 02/07 |
Solutions. Ideal solutions. Raoult's Law. Henry's Law. Fractional distillation. Azeotropes. Activity. Colligative properties. |
McQuarrie
& Simon: Ch. 24: 1-5, 7 (skim 6) Ch. 25: 1-4 |
HW5: S1,
S3, S6, S9, S10 Due Feb. 14 |
| Atkins: Chapter 7 | ||||
| Handouts on Colligative Properties, Phase Separation | ||||
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First Midterm Exam. Pick up in Class Feb. 14 and return Feb. 19. |
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6 L11,L12 |
02/12 02/14 |
Electrolyte solutions. Debye-Huckel Limiting Law. Chemical equilibrium, KP, KC for ideal gases, temperature dependence of equilibrium constants. Le-Chatelier Principle. Van't Hoff Equation. |
McQuarrie
& Simon: Ch. 25 5-7 Ch. 26: 1-7 |
Due Feb. 21 |
| Atkins: Ch. 9,10 | ||||
| Thermodynamic Properties of electrolytes | ||||
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7 L13,L14 |
02/19 02/21 |
Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics. Averages and probability. Microstates and macrostates. Statistical Ensembles. Random Walk. Boltzmann Distribution Law. Partition Functions. Calculations of thermodynamic functions. Microscopic meaning of entropy |
McQuarrie & Simon: Ch. 17, 18 |
Due Feb. 28 |
| Atkins Ch. 19 | ||||
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Handouts on Basic Probability Concepts Handouts on Coin Tossing Notes on the random-walk problem will be distributed in class. If you need a copy, please come to pick it up in Dr.Kolomeisky office. Handouts on Boltzmann's Energy Distribution |
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8 L15,L16 |
02/26 02/28 |
Ideal monoatomic gas Translational partition functions Vibrational and rotational degrees of freedom for diatomic molecules Electronic partition function |
McQuarrie & Simon: Ch.18 |
Due Tues March 11 |
| Atkins: Chapter 19,20 | ||||
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Handouts on Vibrational energy Table of vibrational energies and populations |
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9 L17,L18
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03/11 03/13 |
Polyatomic molecules. Vibartions and rotations. Symmetry number. Equipartition. Statistical Mechanics calculations of Chemical Equilibrium. |
McQuarrie & Simon: Ch. 18,26 Atkins:
Chapter 19,20
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Midterm Recess March 3-9 |
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10 L19, L20
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03/18 03/20 |
Crystals. Rayleigh-Jeans Law. Einstein approach. Debye theory. Heat capacity of crystals. Third Law of Thermodynamics. Meaning of Entropy in Statistical Mechanics. Residual entropy. |
McQuarrie & Simon: Ch 31 Frequency distribution for LiF crystals Notes on
Crystals will be distributed in class. |
Due on Tues March 25 |
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Second Midterm Exam: Pick up in class Thurs., March 27 and return Tues., April 1 |
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11 L21,L22
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03/25 03/27 |
Non-ideal gases. Virial equation of state. Quantum
ideal gases. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics. |
McQuarrie & Simon: Ch. 20
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12 L23 (no class on Thurs 04/02- Spring Recess) |
04/01
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Chemical
kinetics. First-order
and second-order reactions. Reversible reactions. Reaction mechanisms. |
McQuarrie & Simon: Ch. 28, 29 Atkins Ch. 25
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13 L24,L25 |
04/08 04/10 |
Temperature dependence of rates. Lindemann mechanism. Catalysis. Michaelis-Menten mechanism. Theories of chemical reactions. Simple collision theory. Activated complex theory
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Atkins:
Chapter 25, 26
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HW13
Problems from the textbook: 29-11, 29-36, 29-43, 27-7, 27-18
(sorry these are late--we had computer problems mostly caused by Microsoft)
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14 L26,L27 |
04/15 04/17 |
Kinetic Theory of gases. Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. Collision frequency. Effusion. Mean-free path. |
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15 L28 |
04/22
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Adsorption. Langmuir Isotherm. | McQuarrie & Simon: Ch. 31 |
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| Atkins Ch. | ||||
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Take-home Final Exam to be handed out at last class meeting on April 22. For graduating seniors, the exam must be turned in by NOON on Wednesday, April 30 For others, the deadline is 5 PM on Monday, May 5 |
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