Course: Physical Chemistry 1

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Course title Physical Chemistry 1
Course code KFC/FC1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pocklanová Radka, Mgr. Ing.
  • Zgarbová Marie, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Berka Karel, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1.Nomenclature - basic terminology. Use of SI units and IUPAC names and symbols for the elements. State properties. 2. Ideal gas Laws. Mixtures of gases. Diffusion and Effusion. The Maxwell distribution of speeds. Real gases - deviation from ideal state. The liquefaction of gases. Equation of state of real gases. 3.Types of solid - ionic, covalent, molecular, metallic - and their properties. Solution. Concept of ideal solution and deviations from ideal behaviour. Henry's law, Raoult's law, colligative properties. 4.Definition, measurement and practical scales of temperature, zero principles (the zeroth law). First law and its relationship with thermochemistry, enthalpy, comparison and correlation of thermochemical data. 5.Reaction profile diagrams, exothermic and endothermic reactions. Heats of reaction. Hess's law. Kirchhoff's law. 6.Second law, concept of entropy and its physical and statistical significance, population of quantised energy levels. Entropy changes on selected processes. 7.Helmholtz and Gibbs energy, their significance. 8.The Third law and its significance, zero-point energy, calculation of absolute entropies. 9.Activity. Concept of chemical potential and its variation with temperature, pressure and composition. The van't Hoff equation. 10.Chemical equilibrium. Mass action, equilibrium calculations, Le Chatelier's principle, the effect of temperature, pressure and catalysts on equilibrium 11.Phase equilibria in single-component systeme. Clapeyron equation. 12.Application of Gibbs' Phase rule in various multi-component systems, distillation diagrams, theoretical plate concept, non-ideal mixtures, azeotropes. 13. Solubility of gases in liquids. Partition of a solute between two immiscible solvents. 14.Binary condensed systems, phase-diagrams and their interpretation, eutectics, solid compounds, solid solutions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for the Exam - 90 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject Physical Chemistry 1 focuses on fundamentals in kinetic theory of all states of matter and thermodynamics of systems and processes.
ability to define fundamental concepts, describe kinetic theory in all states of matter and thermodynamics
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Seminar - final credit test successfully fulfilled in 75% Examination - final credit test successfully fulfilled in 70%
Recommended literature
  • Atkins P., de Paula J. (2013). Fyzikální chemie. VŠCHT Praha.
  • Donald A. McQuarrie, John D. Simon. (1997). Physical chemistry: A molecular approach. University Science Books.
  • K. J. Laider. (1993). The world of physical chemistry. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • R. Brdička, J. Dvořák. (1977). Základy fysikální chemie. Academia Praha.
  • S. R. Logan. (1996). Fundamentals of chemical kinetics. W. Logmann, Essex.
  • T. Nevěčná. (1994). Příklady a úlohy z fyzikální chemie. PřF UP, Olomouc.
  • W. J. Moore. (1981). Fyzikální chemie. SNTL, Praha.
  • Z. Adamcová a kol. (1989). Příklady a úlohy z fyzikální chemie. SNTL Praha.


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