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Selected Topics of Physical Chemistry

Ausgewählte Kapitel der Physikalischen Chemie

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Pierre Funck
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:09:33

Abstract

1. Kinetics of complex reactions2. 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 mixtures3. Phase boundaries: Surface tension, surface excess concentration, adsorption on solids, stability of colloids

Objective

More detailed knowledge of macroscopic physico-chemical phenomena

Content

1. Kinetics of complex reactions: Pre-equilibrium, steady-state approximation, enzyme kinetics 2. 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 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
  • Tue 12:15-13:00 (CHN D 46)
  • Thu 13:15-15:00 (LFO C 13)
  • 29.06 Date 13:15-15:00 (ETF E 1)
2 h weekly

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