Elementary Physical Chemistry

CH 340

Course Objective: Obtain a practical, working knowledge of applied physical chemistry.

Prerequisites: CH 223, PH102 or 106, MATH 125 Recommended

Disability Accommodations: To request these, contact the Office of Disability Services at 348-4285.  Web address: www.ods.ua.edu.   After initial arrangements are made with that office, contact your instructor. 

Office Hours: Immediately after class, or by appointment. If you make an appointment, keep it. Phone inquiries only for emergencies.

Grading: Final grades will be based upon three hourly exams plus a final. The semester exams will be spaced approximately equally by quarters during the semester.  The specific date of each exam will be announced in class at least three class meetings before the exam date.  The final is scheduled for Fri. May 11, 8:00-10:30AM. No make-up exams. All exams are based upon problem solving. The goal is to get the right number or derived result, but it is equally important for you to organize your solutions in a readily understandable manner. You must show the process by which you solve the problem, and explain all key steps taken.  Attendance records will not be kept, except for exams.  Note however, that you are responsible for all important announcements made in class.

Letter grades will be assigned based on your weighted final average at least according to:

letter grade	Percent of maximum points
A	90-100
B	80-89
C	70-79
D	60-69
F	Below 60

 

Required Text: Elements of Physical Chemistry, 4th. Ed., Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, W.H. Freeman and Co..

Academic Misconduct: All acts of dishonesty in any work constitutes academic misconduct. All acts of misconduct will be persecuted under the Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy of the University. Disruptive behavior will not be allowed in class.  A cell phone is disruptive.

Policy on Exam Papers: Graded exams will be returned to you. However, these papers are the property of the instructor and must be returned. They are not to be photocopied or duplicated in any fashion. Final papers will not be returned.

 The following is a MINIMUM set of problems that illustrate the principles that must be learned. These will not be collected or graded. All students are urged to work additional problems in the required text to perfect their problem solving skills.

 

Course Content: Assigned Problem

 Gases

Chapter 1: Problems 1.5-1.22, 1.27-1.36

 Thermochemistry

Chapter 3:  Problems 3.6, 3.7, 3.10, 3.16-3.21, 3.23-3.29, 3.31-3.35

 Phase Thermodynamics

Chapter 5: Problems 5.5, 5.7, 5.8-5.10, 5.20-5.22, 5.24-5.26

Chapter 6: Problems 6.5-6.7, 6.13, 6.18, 6.19, 6.21-6.23, 6.25-6.28, 6.30-6.31, 6.33-6.34, 6.37-6.44

 Chemical Equilibrium

• Chapter 7: 7.5-7.17, 7.23-7.24, 7.26, 7.28, 7.30, 7.32, 7.34, 7.38, 7.41-7.42

Electrochemistry

• Chapter 9: Problems 9.6, 9.11, 9.15-22, 9.25-9.27, 9.30, 9.33, 9.34, 9.36, 9.39-9.44,    9.46, 9.47, 9.49

 Chemical kinetics

Chapter 10: Problems 10.9-10.24, 10.27-10.37, 10.39-10.40.

Second Half

 Solid Surfaces

·  Chapter 16: Problems 16.5-6, 16.10-11, 16.13-15, 16.20-21, 16.29-31

 Molecular Interactions

·  Chapter 17: Problems 17.5, 17.7-8, 17.13, 17.15-17, 17.23

 Macromolecules and Aggregates

·  Chapter 18: Problems 18.10-12, 18.16-19, 18.22-24

 Molecular Rotations and Vibrations

·  Chapter 19: Problems 19.5-8, 19.10-19, 19.23-24, 19.28-33, 19.35-38

 Electronic Transitions and Photochemistry

·  Chapter 20: Problems 20.11-15, 20.17-23

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