Details of CH4103 (Autumn 2012)
| Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 3.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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| CH4103 | Chemical Thermodynamics | Debasis Koley |
| Syllabus |
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| CH4103: Chemical Thermodynamics
1. Entropy and the second law. Conversion of heat to work and unavailable energy. Entropy of reversible and irreversible processes. Equivalence of the statements of the second law. Laplace transformation and the auxiliary thermodynamic functions: H, A and G. Negative absolute temperature. 2. Thermodynamics of open system: partial molar quantities. Chemical potential and its variation with temperature and pressure. Chemical potential for ideal and real systems. 3. Reaction equilibrium, Le Chatelier principle. 4. Phase equilibrium: 1st order phase change, Clausius and Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Phase rule, Duhems Theorem and diagram, Maxwells Construction and the Lever Rule. 5. Thermodynamics of mixtures: Ideal and Nonideal Solutions. Ideal solution: Raoults law and Henrys law. Colligative properties. Gibbs-Duhem equation. Distillation of binary mixture. Azeotropic distillation. 6. Equilibrium electrochemistry. The thermodynamic properties of ions in solution. Electrochemical cells, Bioelectrochemistry. 7. Thermodynamics of irreversible processes. Local entropy production, fluxesces. Onsager reciprocity relation. Life processes and thermodynamics. 8. A molecular approach to thermodynamics. Micro and macro states, thermodynamic probability and entropy. Boltzmann distribution and the thermodynamic laws. Partition function. Thermodynamic function and partition function. Equilibrium constant and rate constant in terms of partition function. Ortho and para states. |
| References |
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| Suggested Text/Reference Books:
1. P. Atkins and J. de Paula, Physical Chemistry, W. H. Freeman, 7th Edition (2001). 2. I. N. Levine, Physical Chemistry, McGraw Hill Higher Education; 5th edition (2001). 3. G. W. Castellan, Physical Chemistry, Addison Wesley Publishing Company; 3rd edition (1983). 4. H. B. Callen, Thermodynamics and an Introduction to Thermostatistics, John Wiley, New York (1985). 5. D. A. McQuarrie, J. D. Simon, Molecular Thermodynamics, University Science Books, (1999). 6. K. G. Denbigh, The Principles of Chemical Equilibrium: With Applications in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Cambridge University Press; 4th edition. (1981). 7. B. H. Mahan, Elementary Chemical Thermodynamics, Dover, New York (2006). 8. E. Fermi, Thermodynamics, Dover, New York (1956). 9. D. Kondepudi, I. Prigogine, Modern Thermodynamics: From Heat Engines to Dissipative Structures, John Wiley and Sons, (2006). 10. H. C. ttinger, Beyond Equilibrium Thermodynamics Wiley-Interscience, 1st Edition (2005). 11. I. Prigogine, R. Defay, Chemical Thermodynamics Longmans, Green (1954). 12. I. Progogine, Introduction to Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes John Wiley, New York, (1967). |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | MS | 7 | Core |
| 4 | RS | 1 | Not Allowed |