CHEMISTRY 352
Physical Chemistry II
Spring, 1996

Instructor: Sunhee Choi
Office 528 SC, Tel. ext. 5716
Office Hour: when I am in.

Course Aims:

1. To see how the individual energy levels of molecules (electronic, vibrational, rotational, nuclear and electronic spin) can be used to account for the properties of matter in bulk by means of statistical mechanics which links between quantum mechanics and thermodynamics.

2. To learn thermodynamics to understand the interrelationships of various equilibrium properties of a system and the changes in equilibrium properties in processes at the macroscopic view point.

3. To learn kinetics to understand rate processes such as chemical reactions, diffusion, and the flow of charge in an electrochemical cell.

MEETING TIMES:

Lecture TH 9:30 - 10:45 am SCC 420

Discussion F 11:25 am - 12:15 pm SCC 519

Text Book:

R. A. Alberty and R. J. Silbey, "Physical Chemistry", First ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1992

LECTURE AND EXAM SCHEDULE

Week Dates Topics Chapter
1 2/13, 15 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 16
2 2/20, 22 Statistical Mechanics 17
3 2/27, 29    
4 3/5, 7    
    Exam I 16, 17
5 3/12, 14 0th and 1st Laws of Thermodynamics 1, 2
6 3/19, 21
3/26, 28 		2nd, 3rd Laws of Thermodynamics
Recess 		3
7 4/2, 4 Gibbs and Helmholtz Free Energy 4
8 4/9, 11 Chemical Equilibrium 5
9 4/16, 18 Phase Equilibrium 6, 7
    Exam II 1 - 7
10 4/23, 25 Kinetic Theory of Gases 18
11 4/30, 5/2 Experimental Kinetics and Gas Reactions 19
12 5/7, 9 Chemical Dynamics 20
  5/16 Thrs
2 - 5 pm 		Final Exam Part A : 18, 19, 20
Part B : H.W., Quizzes,
Exams I and II

REQUIREMENTS:

READING: You will understand the lectures better if you read the chapter in the book before the corresponding lecture.

QUIZZES: I will give a weekly quiz at the end of Tuesday or Thursday class which is due 3:00 p.m. on that day. = 20%
No make up quiz will be given: You must attend the class to take the quiz.

HOMEWORK: I will assign a weekly H.W. problem set which is due one week after the assignment. = 20%
No late work will be accepted.

EXAMS: The exams will cover the lecture material. = 60%
(Exam I : 20%, Exam II : 20%, Final : Part A : 10%, Part B : 10% )

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