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Selected Topics of Physical Chemistry
Ausgewählte Kapitel der Physikalischen Chemie
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Abstract
1. Thermodynamics of mixtures and systems with several phases: Partition between phases, colligative properties of solutions, coexistence of phases, phase diagrams of pure substances and binary mixtures2. Kinetics of complex reactions3. Phase boundaries: Surface tension, surface excess concentration, adsorption on solids, stability of colloids
Objective
More detailed knowledge of macroscopic physico-chemical phenomena
Content
1. Thermodynamics of mixtures and systems with several phases: Chemical potential, standard states and activities, partition between phases, colligative properties of solutions, coexistence of phases, phase rule, phase diagrams of pure substances and binary mixtures 2. Kinetics of complex reactions: Pre-equilibrium, steady-state approximation, enzyme kinetics 3. Phase boundaries: Surface tension, surface excess concentration, adsorption on solids, stability of colloids
Resources
Lecture Notes
Lecture notes will be handed out during the lecture and can be downloaded atwww.akpc.ethz.ch
Literature
- Wedler, G., Lehrbuch der physikalischen Chemie, 5. Aufl., Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2004 - Atkins, P., de Paula, J., Physical Chemistry, 7th edition, Oxford University Press, 2001 - Shaw, D.J., Introduction to Colloid and Surface Chemistry, 4th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann 1992
General Information
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 60 minutes
- Aids
- Alle Hilfsmittel ausser Telekommunikation.
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Ausgewählte Kapitel der Physikalischen Chemie |
|
2 h weekly |