Details of CH3203 (Spring 2025)
| Level: 3 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| CH3203 | Applications of Chemical Thermodynamics | Debansu Chaudhuri |
| Syllabus |
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| Introduction (2 Classes): First Law of Thermodynamics, Partial Derivatives, Reversible &
Irreversible Process, Adiabatic transformation Second Law, Properties of Entropy and Spontaneity (13 classes): Carnot Cycle, Heat Pump, Refrigerator, Entropy and Second Law, Clausius Inequality, Measurement of entropy changes, Third Law of Thermodynamics, Spontaneity and Equilibrium, Maxwell relations, Fugacity of real gases, Virial Expression, Simple mixtures, Chemical potential, Energy of mixing, Partial Molar Quantities and its applications, Solutions, Raoults and Henrys Law, Colligative Properties of Liquid, Lagrange multiplier Phase Rule and applications (17 classes): Binary Solutions, Isothermal and Isobaric distillations, Fractional Distillation, Azeotropes, Chemical potential of ideal-dilutes solutions and its application, Duhem-Margules equations and its applications, Phase Equilibrium, The Clapeyron Equation and Phase Boundaries, Ehrenfest Classification, The Phase Rule, Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium, Consolute Temperatures, Partially miscible liquids, Steam Distillation,Solid-Liquid Equilibrium, Cooling curves, Eutectic and Peritectic phase diagrams with examples Chemical Equilibrium (3 classes): Systems of Variable Composition, Chemical Equilibrium in a mixture, Gibbs Helmholtz Equation and its importance, The Le Chatelier Principle its derivation and interpretation Electrochemistry (8 classes): Concept of activity, Electrolytes, Ionic equilibrium, Debye-Hckel limiting law, Electrochemical Cells and its applications |
| References |
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| References:
1. Physical Chemistry by Ira N. Levine, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill International Editions 2. Physical Chemistry by G. W. Castellan, 3rd Edition, Narosa Publishing House 3. Physical Chemistry by P. W. Atkins, 6th Edition, Oxford University Press 4. Basic Chemical Thermodynamics by E. Brian Smith, 6th Edition, Imperial College Press 5. Chemical Thermodynamics by E. Keszei, Springer-Verlag 6. Thermodynamics and an introduction to thermostatistics by H. B. Callen, 2nd Edition, Wiley 7. A Textbook of Physical Chemistry by K L Kapoor, Vols 3 & 4, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill Education. |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | IP | 6 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MP | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MP | 4 | Elective |
| 6 | MR | 2 | Not Allowed |
| 7 | MR | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS | 10 | Elective |
| 9 | MS | 4 | Not Allowed |
| 10 | MS | 6 | Core |
| 11 | MS | 8 | Elective |
| 12 | RS | 1 | Elective |
| 13 | RS | 2 | Elective |