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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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-
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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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