Thermodynamics and
Kinetics
Chemistry 371
Class Meetings:
M,T,W,F 9:00 AM: Nobel 305
Chemistry seminars: Fridays 3:00 PM
Tentative Schedule
Instructor:
Prof. Jonathan M. Smith jmsmith@gustavus.edu
Nobel 106A
933-7321
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Laboratory:
Week1: Computational Study of Heats of Formation and Combustion
of Hydrocarbons
Week 2: Spectroscopic
and Theoretical Determination of Flame Temperature
Week 3-4: Computational
and Experimental study of isomerization in NN-dimethylacetamide (DMA) its
derivatives
Weeks 5-9
Bomb Calorimetry
and Determination of Resonance Energy of Benzene
Determination
of the Heat of Vaporization of Various Liquids
Solution
Kinetics of an SN2 reaction
Kinetics
of a Diffusion Controlled Reaction as Measured by Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Independent Laboratory Investigation
:Week 8 Proposal; Week 10 + Project
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Exam Solutions:
Fall 2000
Fall 1999
Problem Sets:
Working problems is essential to the mastery of the material in physical chemistry.� Problem sets will be assigned and collected each Monday.� Quizzes on the problem set material will be given on Fridays.� Study groups will be formed to work through specific problems assigned to the group.� Select groups will present the solution of a problem during Friday class session prior to the quiz.� Discussion should include all the details of the problems solution as well as solving techniques.� The whole class will be responsible for these problems as well.� Problem sets will be due on Mondays.� While discussing problem sets is encouraged, the turned in homework solutions must be your own work.
Fall 1999
Problem Set #2, Problem Set #3, Problem Set #4 , Problem Set #5, Problem Set #6, Problem Set #7, Problem Set #8
Problem Set #9 Problem Set #10 Problem Set #11 Problem Set #12 Problem Set #13
Text:
Peter Atkins, Physical Chemistry, Sixth Edition, Freeman, New York, 1998.
James R. Barrante, Applied Mathematics for Physical Chemistry, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1998.
Brown, Guy C., The Energy of Life: The Science of What Makes Our Minds and Bodies Work, Free Press, 2000.
Laboratory:
Experimentation plays an integral role in the course.� The laboratory offers the opportunity to put your conceptual understanding of the subject to work.� There will be two laboratory sections on afternoons starting at 1:30 PM.� Each investigation will require careful preparation including preparing your notebook and reading the material in the handout as well as any literature articles required for the investigation.� Careful record keeping in a laboratory notebook is critical to this laboratory work.� Notebooks will be collected at the end of the semester and checked for completeness.� Written questions, tabulated experimental data, and data (including recorded spectra) will be turned in (hard copy or electronic) one week following completion of an investigation.� During the semester, two investigations of your choice will be written in a formalized manner that will include a detailed discussion involving the chemical literature that relates to your investigation.� For the first of these reports, you will turn in a draft, due October 25, which will be revised for the final draft.
Grading:�������������������������������������������������
Several components figure into the final grade including
participation and the writing of two formalized laboratory reports.� Chemistry 371 is a �W� course and we will
work on writing. One of the three exam grades will be dropped.� Exams will be given during class and may
include a take-home portion.
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Homework, Quizzes, & Participation |
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��������������������� (50 each) |
150 |
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Hour Exams: (3 @100) |
200 |
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Final |
150 |
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Laboratory Notebook |
50 |
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Laboratory Reports |
75 |
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Formal Reports (2) |
150 |
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775 |
exam dates:
Final exam:
Overview
Physical
chemistry is the quantitative interpretation of the macroscopic properties of
matter informed by a detailed understanding at the atomic and molecular
level.� Physical chemistry is an
exciting field with important connections to topics as diverse as protein
folding to the ozone hole to rational drug design and to organic
synthesis.� Thermodynamics is a subject
that quantifies the stability of macroscopic systems, the flow of energy
between macroscopic systems, and the ensuing transformations that occur.� Critical to thermodynamics is the concept of
entropy and the second law of thermodynamics lays out its role in the
spontaneity of chemical processes.�
Thermodynamics can be applied to chemical systems without knowledge of
the underlying molecular properties.�
Physical chemistry unifies the laws of thermodynamics that predict the
likelihood of chemical transformations, chemical kinetics that indicate how
fast a chemical transformation will occur and adds the insights gained at a
molecular level to make solid predictions of the chemistry of matter.� In this course, we will study the
application of thermodynamics and kinetics to chemical systems providing an
important foundation for the understanding of chemical and biochemical systems.