Module Purpose
To provide background concepts necessary to describe the physical properties of classes of substances and the chemical theories necessary to explain these properties
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module Learners will be able to:
1. Relate observations and measurements of physical properties of
substances to electronic
structure
2. Associate the colligative properties of a system with the number of
entities present
3. Compare and contrast properties of colloids and true solutions and describe common occurrences and applications of colloids
4. Quantify the behavior of gases
5. Describe and quantify the inter-relationship between temperature changes and energy and changes in mater
Student requirements:
To pass this module students will be required to
1 Attend 75 % of classes
2 Submit satisfactory reports of practicums
3 Complete problem sheets
4 Attain 50% average of the two tests
References:
Text:
No compulsory text is prescribed for this module however the following will be useful
Atkins, P.W. (1995) Concepts in Physical Chemistry (Oxford Chemistry Guides, 1), W H Freeman & Co.; ISBN: 0716729288
Logan, S. R. (1998) Physical Chemistry for the Biomedical Sciences , Taylor & Francis; ISBN: 0748407103
On-line:
On-line Phyisical chem
Chemguide
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/index.html#top
http://mmedia.ucc.uconn.edu/~cdavid/home.html
Lecture notes
https://barry-b.tripod.com/phyischem.html
Think Quest
http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/structures/
Class Program
Week 1 Bohr’s Theory of the atom
A
SIMPLE VIEW OF ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Orbitals and sub-orbitalsWeek 2 Absorption of energy by atoms and molecules
ATOMIC ORBITALS
Electronic configurations
http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/structures/
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURES
SpectroscopyWeek 3 Molecular structure
Week 4 Inter-particle and
intra-particle forces
van der
Waals Forces . . .
Week 5
Colligative properties definition
Week 6 Colligative properties of various solutes
Week 7 Definition of colloids and examples
Week 8 Differences between properties of colloidal and pure solutions
Week 9 Kinetic theory of matter and Test 1
Week 10 Rates
of reaction
RATES
OF REACTION
Catalysis
CATALYSIS
Week 11 Change of state and enthalpy
Week 12 Thermochemical reactions
Week 13 Chemical
Equilibrium
CHEMICAL
EQUILIBRIA
Week 14 Acidity, pH, indicators
ACID-BASE
EQUILIBRIA
Week 15 Entropy
ELECTRODE
POTENTIALS
Week 16 Gas laws
Week 17 Limitations of ideal gasses and Phase diagrams and corrections to Idael gas equation
Week 18 Test 2