Physical Chemistry I

 

Semester III

 

Course Title:              Physical Chemistry-I  

Course Code:             CHM-270

Credit Hours: 4 (3-1)

 

Course Objectives:

• Understanding of fundamental to slight advanced principles of Physical Chemistry.
• Understanding of the behaviour of matter in its different states.
• This course also highlights the basics of chemical reactions and their kinetic behaviour.
• Thermodynamic study will also help out the students to know about the prediction of reaction feasibility.

 

Course Contents:

Physical States of Matter:

Critical phenomenon and critical constants, Equation of state, Physical properties of liquids: surface tension, viscosity, refractive index etc. and their applications, Unit cells and crystal systems, Method of crystal structure analysis (X-Ray Diffraction, Electron diffraction), The Bragg Equation, Introduction to plasma.

Chemical Equilibrium and Chemical Kinetics

Concepts of chemical equilibrium, Rate of reaction, Rate law, order and molecularity of the reactions. Integrated rate laws: Zero, pseudo first, second order reactions with same and different initial concentrations of reactants, third order reactions, Determination of reaction order and its rate constant, Effect of temperature on the reaction rate

Solution Chemistry

Ideal and non-ideal solutions, Raoult’s and Henery’s laws and their applications, Molecular interactions in solutions, Colligative properties, Distillation and concept of azeotropic mixture, Catalysis, Colloids, emulsion and industrial applications of colloids.

Thermodynamics

State functions, Laws of thermochemistry and thermodynamics, Thermodynamic processes.

 

Practicals:

Investigate the kinetics of hydrolysis of ethyl acetate in the presence of HCl at room temperature. Determine the viscosity and parachor values of liquids. Determination of percent composition of liquid solution viscometrically. Determine the molecular mass of a given compound by lowering of freezing point (Cryoscopic method). Determine the molecular mass of a given compound by elevation of boiling point (Ebullioscopic method). Determine the molecular mass of a given polymer viscometrically. Determination of heat of solution by solubility method

 

Recommended Books:

        1.            G.M. Barrow. 2007. Physical Chemistry. 5^th Ed. Tata McGraw-Hill New Delhi.

        2.            H.N. Bhatti and Z.H. Farooqi. 2014. Modern Physical Chemistry. The Caravan Book House

        3.            I .N. Levine. 2008. Physical Chemistry. 6^th Ed. McGraw-Hill Education.

        4.            K.J. Laidler. 2001. The world of Physical Chemistry. 1^st Ed. Oxford University Press.

        5.            K.J. Laidler; H.M. John; C.S. Bryan. 2003. Physical Chemistry. 4^th Ed. Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company Inc.

        6.            P. Atkins and J. D. Paula. 2010. Atkin’s Physical Chemistry. 9^th Ed. Oxford University Press.

        7.            R. J. Silbey, R. A. Alberty and M. G. Bawendi. 2005. Physical Chemistry. 4^th Ed. John Wiley & Sons.

        8.            D.Shoemaker.2003. Experiments in Physical Chemistry. 8^th Ed. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited

        9.            P. Atkins; L. Jones. 2010. Chemical Principles. 5^th Ed. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York

    10.            H.N. Bhatti. 2005. Experimental Physical Chemistry. 1^st Ed. Caravan Press

    11.            B.D. Khosla; V.C. Garg; A. Gulati. 2008. Senior Practical Physical Chemistry. R. Chand & Co, New Delhi

    12.            A.M. Hepern and G.C. McBane. 2006. Experimental Physical Chemistry. 3^rd Ed. W. H. Freeman and Co, New York