Subsections
[Cr:4, Lc:3, Tt:0, Lb:0]
Knowledge of the content of CHM202 is essential to follow this course.
- Thermodynamics: Review of classical thermodynamics (CHM202), Equilibrium in non-electrolyte solution, Equilibrium in electrolyte solution: Debye-Huckle theory, Onsager limiting law, Nernst–Simon theorem (third law of thermodynamics).
- Electrochemical phenomena: Types of electrochemical cells, Standard electrode potential, Nernst equation, Liquid junction potential, Electrical polarization: Dipole moment and Electrical double-layer, Colloids: Lyophobic and lyophilic colloids, Electrokinetic phenomena, Sedimentation, Flocculation and coagulation (Introduction to DLVO theory), Stability of colloids, Light scattering.
- Surface/Interface phenomena: Surface energy and surface tension, Capillary action, Gibbs adsorption isotherm, Physisorption and Chemisorption, Langmuir adsorption isotherm, Langmuir-Blodgett technique, Surface films and Langmuir balance, Multilayer adsorption (BET isotherm), Introduction to mesophase: Micelles, Biological membranes & Liquid crystals, Surfactants: Critical micellar concentration, Introduction to Rheology.
- Transport phenomena: Review of kinetic theory of gases, Mean free path, Viscosity, Diffusion (Fick’s laws), Introduction to electrical conductivity.
- Reaction kinetics: Review of basic concepts in chemical kinetics (CHM202), Kinetic measurements, Reaction mechanism, Introduction to Atmospheric chemistry.
- Reaction dynamics: Collision theory, Introduction to potential energy surface, Transition state theory, Unimolecular reactions (Lindemann-Christiansen model (Introductory discussion on Hinshelwood and RRK/RRKM models).
- Gilbert W. Castellan, Physical Chemistry, 3rd Ed, Narosa, New Delhi (2002).
- Ira N. Levine, Physical Chemistry, 6th Ed, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2009.
- Herbert B. Callen, Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, 1st Ed, John Wiley & Sons (1985).
- D. A. McQuarrie, J. D. Simon, Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach, 1st Ed, University Science Books, California (1997).
- P. Atkins, J de Paula, Physical Chemistry, 8th Ed, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (2006).
