| Lec.# |
Date |
Readings(A) |
TOPIC
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| 1. |
1/15 Tue. |
pp. 42-43, 74-76, 91-93
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Description of the course, partial derivatives and line integrals in thermodynamics; relationships among partial derivatives; exact and inexact differentials; state functions; definitions; units and dimensions. |
| 2. |
1/16 Wed. |
Chapter 1, pp. 19-37
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Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, empirical temperature scales, equations of state; gas laws; virial equation; real gases; critical constants; reduced variables. |
| 3. |
1/18 Fri. |
pp. 44-53 |
Work and internal energy; heat; first law of thermodynamics; reversible and irreversible paths; |
| 4. |
1/22 Tue. |
pp. 53-56, 63-64, 76-79, 84 |
heat capacity; expansion coefficient, Joule experiment, processes, adiabats and isotherms.
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| 5. |
1/23 Wed. |
pp. 56-63, 79-83, 84 |
Homework Set#1 DUE.
Enthalpy; Joule-Thomson experiment, variation of enthalpy with temperature and pressure, the relation between Cv and Cp, heat capacity ratio.
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| 6. |
1/25 Fri. |
pp. 65-74 |
Standard enthalpy of transition, enthalpy of formation, thermochemistry, Hess's law, thermite reaction, temperature dependence of reaction enthalpies, enthalpy of ionization, electron affinity, Born-Haber cycle, calorimetry. |
| 7. |
1/29 Tue.
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pp. 94-103 |
Carnot cycle, efficiency, Second Law of Thermodynamics, entropy. |
| 8. |
1/30 Wed. |
pp. 103-104 |
Refrigeration and heat pumps. |
| 9. |
2/1 Fri. |
pp. 104-109 |
Homework Set #2 DUE.
Entropy of phase transitions, temperature dependence of entropy. |
| 10. |
2/5 Tue. |
pp. 109-112 |
Third Law of Thermodynamics, approach of absolute zero. Magneto-thermodynamics. |
| 11. |
2/6 Wed. |
pp. 113-120 |
Gibbs and Helmholtz free energies, criteria for allowed processes, equilibrium, standard Gibbs free energy, work and the Helmholtz and Gibbs energies. |
| 12. |
2/8 Fri. |
pp. 121-125 |
Maxwell Relations, evaluation of thermodynamics of simple systems. |
| 13. |
2/12 Tue. |
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Homework Set#3 DUE. Review of lectures 1-12. |
| 14. |
2/13 Wed. |
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Review of lectures 1-12. |
| 15. |
2/15 Fri. |
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FIRST HOUR EXAM
View Exam 1 for 2012
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| 16. |
2/20 Wed. |
pp. 125-127, Further Information 3.2 on pp. 129-130
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Pressure and temperature dependence of the Gibbs function; Gibbs-Helmholtz equation; temperature dependence of the Gibbs function; fugacity of real gases. |
| 17. |
2/22 Fri. |
pp. 135-146 |
Multicomponent and open systems, chemical potential, phase equilibria, escaping tendency, Parts is Parts, phase rule. |
| 18. |
2/26 Tue. |
pp. 146-149 |
One component phase equilibria, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, |
| 19. |
2/27 Wed. |
pp. 149-152 |
First and second order phase transitions. |
| 20. |
3/1 Fri. |
pp. 156-163 |
Homework Set#4 DUE. Mixtures, partial molar quantities, free energy of mixing, Gibbs-Duhem equation |
| 21. |
3/5 Tue. |
pp. 163-169 |
Ideal solutions, Raoult's law. Dilute solutions, Henry's law. |
| 22. |
3/6 Wed. |
pp. 169-172 |
Colligative properties of ideal solutions; vapor pressure lowering, freezing point depression; boiling point elevation. |
| 23. |
3/8 Fri. |
pp. 172-176 |
Osmotic pressure, solubility and saturated solutions. |
| 24. |
3/19 Tue. |
pp. 176-188 |
Phase diagrams for ideal solutions, distillation, phase diagrams for non-ideal solutions, azeotrope, condensed binary systems, eutectic composition, reacting systems. |
| 25. |
3/20 Wed. |
pp. 190-195 |
Activity and activity coefficients, thermodynamics of non-ideal solutions, application of Gibbs-Duhem equation to obtain activity coefficients. |
| 26. |
3/22 Fri. |
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Homework Set#5 Due. REVIEW of Lectures 16-25. |
| 27. |
3/26 Tue. |
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SECOND HOUR EXAM
View Exam 2 for 2012 |
| 28. |
3/27 Wed. |
p. 195-196 |
Thermodynamics of ionic solutions, electroneutrality, ion-solvent interactions. |
| 29. |
4/2 Tue |
pp. 196-200 |
Ion-ion interactions, mean activities, Debye-Huckel theory. |
| 30. |
4/3 Wed. |
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Applications of Debye-Huckel theory, equilibria in strong electrolytes. |
| 31. |
4/5 Fri. |
pp. 209-219, 216-221 |
Chemical equilibrium, effect of free energy of mixing on equilibrium, effect of pressure and temperature on equilibrium constant. |
| 32. |
4/9 Tue. |
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No Class. Attending ACS Conference. |
| 33. |
4/10 Wed. |
handout |
The electrochemical potential |
| 34. |
4/12 Fri. |
pp. 227-233 |
Equilibrium electrochemistry, electrochemical cells, half cells, Nernst equation. |
| 35. |
4/16 Tue. |
pp. 233-237 |
Standard reduction potentials, electrochemical series, determination of ionic activity ccoefficients. |
| 36. |
4/17 Wed. |
pp. 237-240 |
Homework Set#6 DUE. Concentration cells, membrane potential; junction potential; glass electrode; specific ion electrodes, thermodynamic data from EMF measurements. |
| 37. |
4/19 Fri. |
pp. 861-865, 869-871 |
Dynamic electrochemistry, overvoltage, polarization, Butler-Volmer equation, Tafel plot, cyclic voltammetry. |
| 38. |
4/23 Tue. |
pp. 865-868 |
Electrochemical power generation. Batteries. Fuel cells. |
| 39. |
4/24 Wed. |
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Homework Set#7 DUE. Review of lectures 27-39 |
| 40. |
4/26 Fri. |
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THIRD HOUR EXAM
View Exam 3 for 2012 |
| 41. |
4/30 Tue. |
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Special Topic: Application of equilibrium electrochemistry to aqueous corrosion: Pourbaix diagrams. |
| 42. |
5/1 Wed. |
pp. 299 |
Special Topic: Surface spectrometry - SIMS, AFM, STM, SERS. Review for Final. |
