Syllabus 2007/2008 KFK060

Syllabus academic year 2007/2008

THERMODYNAMICS AND SURFACE CHEMISTRY

KFK060

Higher education credits: 10,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G1 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. KFK060 overlap following cours/es: KFKA01. Compulsory for: W2. Course coordinator: Jan-Erik Norne, Jan-Erik.Norne@bpc.lu.se och Bengt Jönsson, Bengt.Jonsson@bpc.lu.se, Biofysikalisk kemi. Recommended prerequisits: Course KOO080 Introductory Chemistry or equivalent. Assessment: The final grade is based on a written exam in the end of the course. Laboratory practicals must also be completed. Home page: http://www.bpc.lu.se/education/kurser.

Aim

The aim with the course is to introduce the classical thermodynamics for the students and also to exercise the students to use the different models presented in the course.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

be able to calculate pressure, volume and temperature in ideal and nonideal gases.
know the first and second laws of thermodynamics and be able to calculate energy and entropy changes for temperature, volume and pressure changes.
know the definitions of free energy and chemical potential and be able to use them for equilibrium calculations.
be able to determine the temperature and pressure dependence of the different phase equilibria in a one component system.
know the thermodynamics of simple mixtures-mainly ideal solutions, but also simple models for nonideal systems. Be able to use activities and activity cofficients.
be able to predict different colligative properties of a solution, such as osmotic pressure, freezing point depression and boiling point elevation, from the knowledge of the composition of the studied system.
be able to calculate the vapour pressur and boling point of a two component solution.
be able to use phase diagrams for two component systems
understand the background to the equilibrium equation for a chemical system and be able to calculate the temperature and pressure dependence of equilibrium constants.
be able to work with first and second order rate laws for simple and connected reactions.
be able to use different methods to measure surface tension.
charactarize different types of surfactants.
know what a micell is and the meaning of the critical micell concentration, cmc.
know the meaning of: a liquid crystal , flotation, adsorption isotherms and colloidal stability.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to use a numerical calculator to solve equations and integrate and also to use the calculator in least square fits of experimental data to a polynom function.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

understand the validity of the models presented in the course.

Contents
The course treats three main areas:

Thermodynamics: a thorough treatment of classical thermodynamics and its applications.

Reaction kinetics: an introduction to the basic ideas; reaction mechanisms; enzyme kinetics.

Surface chemistry: an introduction to surface- and colloid chemistry with special emphasis on applications in chemistry and industry.

Literature
Atkins, P W: Physical Chemistry, 8th Ed. Oxford 2006. ISBN: 0198700725.
Compendia.