CH 464 Physical Chemistry I
A study of thermodynamics and kinetics as well as their application to chemical and physical systems. Topics include development of thermodynamic properties from thermodynamic laws and theories, spontaneity, equilibrium, real and ideal gases, phase diagrams, real and ideal solutions, electrochemical processes, statistical mechanics, transport phenomena, and action mechanisms. Emphasis will be placed on reading the literature, designing experiments, and writing results in a professional manner. Lecture three hours per week and laboratory three hours per week.
Prerequisite
CH 220,
CH 221, one year of college level physics,
MA 243 all at a grade of “C” or higher or consent of instructor
Offered
Fall Even Years