Physical Chemistry I
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: LUISA D'URSOExpected Learning Outcomes
Students will acquire a detailed basic knowledge of thermodynamics of chemical equilibria which is fundamental in many areas of chemistry and also in other scientific disciplines. At the end of the course, students will have a detailed knowledge of real gases, phase diagrams, Principles and applications of Thermodynamics to chemical systems such as heat and energy associated with phase transformations and chemical reactions, ideal and real solutions. Students will acquire the ability to solve a variety of numerical problems on the topics of the course, they will be able to identify the chemical and physical parameters of reference and to describe and outline the process under study.
Course Structure
Classroom lecture and numerical training
Required Prerequisites
The Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics courses of the first year are required for the understanding of Chemical Physics I subjects.
Detailed Course Content
First Principle of Thermodynamics: Joule experiences. Internal energy; enthalpy. Thermal capacities at constant volume and pressure. Reversible and irreversible isothermal and adiabatic processes. Thermochemistry. Enthalpy and thermal balances.
Second Principle of Thermodynamics: Entropy. Carnot cycle. Clausius inequality. Spontaneity and Entropy. Auxiliary functions: work functions and free energy. Equilibrium conditions in closed systems: Gibbs-Helmholtz equation. Fundamental thermodynamic relations and thermodynamic equations. Chemical potential. Gibbs-Duhem equation.
Third Principle of Thermodynamics. Behavior of matter near absolute zero. Absolute entropies and their use.
Applications of the principles of Thermodynamics: Ideal and real gas systems: chemical potential, fugacity.
Polyphase systems: the phase rule, Clausius-Clapeyron equation; laws of Raoult and Henry; Margules-Duhem equation. Chemical potential and conventions on standard states in solutions. Phase diagrams.
Thermochemistry: enthalpy, heat of reaction and chemical transformations
Chemical kinetics
Textbook Information
1. Chemical Physics Peter William Atkins Julio de Paula, Zanichelli
2. Chemical Physics, un approccio molecolare Donald A McQuarrie John D Simon, Zanichelli
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Gambi | Esercizi di Chimica Fisica | Zanichelli |
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermodynamic systems, state functions, partial molar property, Intermolecular forces. Equation of state (ideal gas) and condensed phase systems. Van der Waals equation, critical state, principle of corresponding states thermodynamics and evaluation of the compressibility factor of real pure and mixed gases. Heat; work. | CHIMICA FISICA Peter William Atkins Julio de Paula, Zanichelli |
| 2 | First Principle of Thermodynamics | CHIMICA FISICA Peter William Atkins Julio de Paula, Zanichelli |
| 3 | Second Principle of Thermodynamics | CHIMICA FISICA Peter William Atkins Julio de Paula, Zanichelli |
| 4 | Third Principle of Thermodynamics | CHIMICA FISICA Peter William Atkins Julio de Paula, Zanichelli |
| 5 | Applications of the principles of Thermodynamics | CHIMICA FISICA Peter William Atkins Julio de Paula, Zanichelli |
| 6 | Polyphase systems | CHIMICA FISICA Peter William Atkins Julio de Paula, Zanichelli |
| 7 | Chemical kinetics | CHIMICA FISICA Peter William Atkins Julio de Paula, Zanichelli; CHIMICA FISICA un approccio molecolare Donald A McQuarrie John D Simon, Zanichelli |