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B.S. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY [CHM-302] SYLLABUS
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Electrochemistry:
Electrolytic cells, Galvanic and fuel cells, process of electrolysis,
electrode process, Ohm’s law and electrical units, Faraday laws
of electrolysis, coulometry, Conductance measurement and its applications.
Theory of redox reaction, Nernst equation and its applications. Types
of electrodes (reference and test), Electrochemical techniques including
pH-metry, potentiometry and coulometry, related numericals. Corrosion
and methods of preventing corrosion.
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Chemical Kinetics:
Kinetics vs. thermodynamics. Use of kinetics to fundamental and applied
sciences, time scales of chemical reactions. Reaction rates and rate
laws and their relation to stoichiometry. Order of reaction and molecularity,
First and second order reactions. Various methods (differential, integral,
and half life) to determine order of reaction. Arrhenius equation
for the temperature dependence of the rate of simple reactions. Basic
collision theory and transition state theory for reaction rate, activation
energy. Catalysis, principle of catalyst; heterogeneous and homogeneous
catalysis and their industrial applications. Reaction mechanism. Chain
reactions.
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Chemical Equilibrium:
Dynamic and static equilibrium, factors effecting equilibrium. Homogenous
and heterogeneous equilibrium with examples. Law of mass action, Le
chatelier’s principle and its impact on equilibrium position.
Calculation of equilibrium constant. Relation between KC , KP and
KX with examples. Solubility and solubility product. Common ion effect.
Distribution law. Application of distribution law and its validity
(solvent extraction, determination of Keqlb. for I2 + I, system chromatography).
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Thermodynamics And Thermochemistry:
Zeroth, first and second laws of thermodynamics, state functions,
system and its surrounding, thermodynamic reversibility and irreversibility.
Work done and the change of internal energy during isothermal expansion
of an ideal gas. Change of internal energy due to heat transfer at
constant volume and constant pressure. Heat capacities of a gas at
constant volume and constant pressure. Thermochemistry, enthalpy,
entropy. Standard states. Hess's Law.
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Surface Phenomena and Colloids:
Adsorption and types of adsorption. Langmuir and Freundlich
adsorption isotherm. Application of adsorption. Colloids, types of
colloids, properties and preparation of colloidal solution. Examples
of surface phenomena.
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PRACTICALS:
i) Determination of percentage composition by viscosity method.
ii) Determination of percent composition by surface, tension method.
iii) Determination of Parachor value by surface tension method.
iv) Determination of heat of solution by solubility method.
v) Determination of solubility and solubility product of a sparingly
soluble salt.
vi) To study the kinetics of first order reaction.
vii) To study the kinetics of second order reaction.
viii) To construct Freundlich Adsorption of acetic acid on charcoal.
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Recommended Text:
1. Atkins PW “Physical Chemistry” 7th Ed (2003)
Oxford University Press.
2. Atkins PW “Elements of Physical Chemistry” 3rd Ed (2003)
Oxford University Press.
3. Liprot GF “Modem Physical Chemistry” (1982) ELBS.
4. Holum B “Fundamentals of Chemistry” 3rd Ed (1988) John
Wiley Inc.
5. Silberbery “Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and
Change” 2nd Ed (2000) Mc Graw Hill.
6. P Matthews “Advanced Chemistry” Vol I and II (1992)
Cambridge University Press.
7. Johnson BR and Scott SK “Beginning Calculations in Physical
Chemistry” (1997) Oxford.
8. Berry RS, Rice SA and Ross J “Physical Chemistry” (1980)
John Wiley & Sons.
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