Course Syllabus

FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Syllabus

CHEM 313 - 01

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I

Fall 2018

1   LOCATOR INFORMATION

Lecture schedule: MWF 11:00 - 11:50 AM, LSA130

Lecturer: Dr. Jairo Castillo-Chará

Office: ST 313

Telephone: (910) 672-2062

Office Hours: M 9:00 - 11:00 am, T 11:00am -1:00pm, R 2:00 - 4:00pm, F 12:00 - 2:00pmand by appointment

e-mail: jcastill@uncfsu.edu

Website: http://faculty.uncfsu.edu/jcastill/

FSU Policy on Electronic Mail: Fayetteville State University provides to each student, free of charge, an electronic mail account (username@uncfsu.edu) that is easily accessible via the Internet. The university has established FSU email as the primary mode of correspondence between university officials and enrolled students. Inquiries and requests from students pertaining to academic records, grades, bills, financial aid, and other matters of a confidential nature must be submitted via FSU email. Inquiries or requests from personal email accounts are not assured a response. The university maintains open-use computer laboratories throughout the campus that can be used to access electronic mail.

Rules and regulations governing the use of FSU email may be found at

http://www.uncfsu.edu/PDFs/EmailPolicyFinal.pdf

 

2   COURSE DESCRIPTION

CHEM 313 – 01:This is the first of two-semester sequence course to present the fundamentals of physical chemistry from the macroscopic point of view. Without losing rigorousness, the essential ideas of physical chemistry will be introduced hopefully in a way that would be interesting, comprehensible and enjoyable to students with a background of one year of college calculus and physics. The lectures in this class will cover thermodynamics, kinetics and chemical change.

 

2.1   Motivation

The main objective of physical chemistry is the understanding of structure, properties and transformations of matter, from macroscopic behavior to mechanisms that operate at molecular level. Physical chemists collect, select and analyze experimental data from all areas of chemistry and use this information to construct models capable of predicting new phenomena. Physical chemistry permeates much of the modern science and constitutes a driving force promoting scientific advances in a wide range of fields. Based on concepts from chemistry, physics and mathematics, physical chemistry contributes to many areas of science as diverse as medicine, molecular biology, molecular engineering, chemical engineering, materials and earth sciences.

 

2.2      Course Prerequisites:

This course assumes that the students have taken college calculus (MATH 241-2), physics (PHYS 121) and chemistry (CHEM 210). An introduction course in differential equations will be useful, however provisions will be made during the course to satisfy this requirement.

 

3      DISABLED STUDENT SERVICES:

In accordance with Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities

Act (ACA) of 1990, if you have a disability or think you have a disability to please contact the Center for Personal Development in the Spaulding Building, Room 155 (1st Floor); 910-672-1203.

 

4   TEXTBOOK

  1. Thomas Engel and Philip Reid, Physical Chemistry, 3rd Edition, Pearson, 2013.

 

5         CHEM 313 GOALS:

  1. The most important goal in CHEM313 is the understanding of the three laws of thermodynamics and how to apply the laws to chemical systems.
  2. The understanding of the thermodynamic basis of chemical equilibrium.
  3. And finally to understand how the physical laws enable us to understand the fundamental principles of chemistry in an abstract way.

 

6   STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

After completion of the first course in physical chemistry, students are expected:

  1. To be able to learn and apply the basic language of thermodynamics to the study of chemical systems.
  2. To become familiar with the applications of thermodynamics in different areas of chemistry.
  3. To be able to solve physical chemistry problems based on critical analysis of the available data and by the appropriated use of concepts and mathematical tools.
  4. To relate the principles, methods, theories and models of physical chemistry to other areas of chemistry and other areas of science such as biology, physics, earth sciences, and engineering.
  5. To increase their familiarity with the use of tables of thermodynamic data to calculate thermodynamic functions and to sharpen their graphing interpretation skills.
  6. To be familiar with spread sheet software to analyze, solve and visualize problems in physical chemistry and related areas.
  7. To be prepared to take advanced, senior-level and graduate courses in chemistry, biochemistry and physics.

 

7    COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

7.1   Homework Policy

  1. Homework will be given during Friday class and should be completed in approximately two weeks and submitted on Friday by 5:00 PM. You can turn in your homework during class or bring it to my office.
  2. Homework problems should be neatly written to make sure that the instructor understands your solutions (not credit will be given for confusing, unreadable work). I advise you to work out your solution first, then do all the necessary editing as you do when you write a paper. This process will allow you to eliminate any errors and to deliver a more professional work.
  3. Each time that you submit the homework make sure that you write your name, date and problem set number or chapter number.
  4. Homework turned in late will be graded at a rate of 10 % per day late (you will lost 10 points per day late)
  5. The problem sets will be graded according to the following scale: ”satisfactory effort” (100%), ”need improvement” (50%) and ”unsatisfactory effort” (0 %).
  6. Questions about homework or questions related to grading will be discussed during office hours. If you cannot see the instructor at the office hours cited above, you can email or call to make an appointment that suit your schedule.

 

7.2    Grading

This course will be graded on a maximum of 100 points distributed as follows:

                                                                                                                                                                        

Section

%

Three hour Exams

45

Final Exam + ACS Test

25

Homework

30

Total

100 Points

Percentile Points

Letter Grade

92 - 100%

A

83 - 91%

B

73 - 82%

C

64 - 72%

D

63 or less %

F

 

Your course grade will be determined using the total number of points that you have accumulated during the semester.

 

7.3        Make up Examination Policy:

There will be no make-up examinations except in the case of serious illness or accident (properly documented), family emergency, or participation in University official activities (class field trips, etc.). For the latter case, make up-examination arrangements must be made in advance.

 

7.4       Due Date Assignments Policy:

The final due date for any assignment (homework, exams, or any other assignment) is by 5:00 PM of the day of the final exam date, Dec. 10thof 2018.After this date no assignments will be accepted.

 

7.5  REVISION OF GRADES - STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITIES

Absences from class will be handled following strictly the University policy. Absences of more than 10 % of the total contact hours the course meets during the semester, which is approximately seven (7) total hours of unexcused absences will fall in the category of ’EXCESSIVE ABSENCES-EA’. As indicated in the new guidelines, ’WN’ grade has been eliminated and it is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO WITHDRAW HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM THE CLASS. Please, check the ’Revision of Grades-Student Responsibilities’ at:

www.uncfsu.edu/fsuretension/policiesprocedures.htm. A copy of the Revision of Grades-Student Responsibilities has been provided in the last page of this document.

X GRADE (NO SHOW): will be assigned to any student on the roster that did not attend during the first week of classes or, in on line classes, did not interact with class website during the first week of classes. Since X grade is not a final grade, it can be removed if the student begins attending class.

EA GRADE (EXCESSIVE ABSENCES): will be assigned to students whose absences exceed 10 % of class contact hours. After the grade has been assigned the student will be warranted in order for them to take the corrective action.

NEW FINAL GRADE: FN (FAILURE DUE TO NON-ATTENDANCE) Final grade for students who are on class roster, but never attend the class. An FN grades is equivalent to an F grade in the calculation of the GPA.

 

7.6   Academic Integrity Statement

One of the fundamental pillars of the university is the academic and personal integrity of all its members. You must be truthful and honest at all times and must be aware of what kind of situations and activities constitute ethical violations. In this class the following activities or situations will be considered violations of the ethical code and will be punished accordingly: cheating on exams, plagiarism (misrepresentation of materials obtained from the Internet or from other sources), lying, helping someone else to cheat, reuse of assignments, unauthorized collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery, falsification and unfair competition. Please, report any violation to the instructor. Unauthorized cheating is not limited only to those enumerated above, for a more complete list you are advised to consult the Fayetteville State University Student Handbook. Any form of cheating is considered as an academic dishonesty. Cheating in this class will be punished with an F for the exam or for any other assignment where the cheating is discovered.

The use of programmable calculators is strictly forbidden during exams and quizzes, try to bring a simple no programmable calculator if you need one during the exam. Avoid the use of cell phones during the exam and class time, this affects the concentration and distract your peers.

 

7.7   Student Behavioral Expectations

  1. Students are expected to arrive to class on time, remain in class until dismissed by the instructor, and refrain from preparing to leave class until it is dismissed.
  2. Students should avoid passing notes or carrying on private conversations while class is being conducted.
  3. Students should avoid the use profanity in the classroom.
  4. Any form of cheating is considered an academic dishonesty or misconduct and will bepunished. For information about disciplinary measures and university policies for academic misconduct, read the Fayetteville State University Student Handbook.
  5. Students should avoid the use of cell phones during exams and class time, this affects the concentration and distract your peers.

 

7.8   Consequences For Failing to Meet Behavioral Expectations

With first time violation of one of the rules above, he or she will be warn privately by the instructor after or before next class. Second time violations will be punished by deducting as many as twenty points from the student’s next exam grade. With third time violations, the student will be reported to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action according to the FSU Code of Student Conduct.[8]

 

8   ACADEMIC SUPPORT RESOURCES

The instructor will try to make available any additional material that will be required for the proper instruction of students, through the canvas website (https://adfs3.uncfsu.edu/), and the instructor web site (http://faculty.uncfsu.edu/jcastill/).

Other off campus resources are available at: NIST Chemistry WebBook, NIST Standard Reference

Database Number 69: http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/

Topics in Thermodynamics: http://www.le.ac.uk/chemistry/thermodynamics/

 

 

 

 

 

 

9   COURSE OUTLINE

Chapter/Section                  Topic                                                                                                 page

1 Fundamental Concepts of Thermodynamics                                                                                          1

1.1 What Is Thermodynamics and Why Is It Useful?                                                                                   1

1.2 The Macroscopic Variables Volume, Pressure, and Temperature                                                            2

1.3 Basic Definitions Needed to Describe Thermodynamic Systems                                                            6

1.4 Equations of State and the Ideal Gas Law                                                                                             7

1.5 A Brief Introduction to Real Gases                                                                                                     10

2 Heat, Work, Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and the First Law of Thermodynamics                                                  17

2.1 The Internal Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamic                                                                  17

2.2 Work                                                                                                                                               18

2.3 Heat                                                                                                                                                21

2.4 Doing Work on the System and Changing the System Energy from a Molecular Level Perspective        23

2.5 Heat Capacity                                                                                                                                   25

2.6 State Functions and Path Functions                                                                                                  28

2.7 Equilibrium, Change, and Reversibility                                                                                              30

2.8 Comparing Work for Reversible and Irreversible Processes                                                                31

2.9 Determining U and Introducing Enthalpy, a New State Function                                                        34

2.10 Calculating q, w, U, and H for Processes Involving Ideal Gases                                                          35

2.11 The Reversible Adiabatic Expansion and Compression of an Ideal Gas                                               39

3 The Importance of State Functions:  Internal Energy and Enthalpy                                                       45

3.1 The Mathematical Properties of State Functions                                                                                45

3.2 The Dependence of U on V and T                                                                                                       50

3.3 Does the Internal Energy Depend More Strongly on V or T ?                                                              52

3.4 The Variation of Enthalpy with Temperature at Constant Pressure                                                     55

3.5 How Are CPand CV Related?                                                                                                              57

3.6 The Variation of Enthalpy with Pressure at Constant Temperature                                                     58

3.7 The Joule-Thomson Experiment                                                                                                        60

3.8 Liquefying Gases Using an Isenthalpic Expansion                                                                              63

4 Thermochemistry                                                                                                                              67

4.1 Energy Stored in Chemical Bonds Is Released or Taken Up in Chemical Reactions                                67

4.2 Internal Energy and Enthalpy Changes Associated with Chemical Reactions                                        68

4.3 Hess’s Law Is Based on Enthalpy Being a State Function                                                                     71

4.4 The Temperature Dependence of Reaction Enthalpies                                                                       73

4.5 The Experimental Determination of U and H for Chemical Reactions                                                  75

4.6 (Supplemental) Differential Scanning Calorimetry                                                                              77

5 Entropy and the Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics                                                               85

5.1 The Universe Has a Natural Direction of Change                                                                                85

5.2 Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics                                                                     86

5.3 Introducing Entropy                                                                                                                        90

5.4 Calculating Changes in Entropy                                                                                                         91

5.5 Using Entropy to Calculate the Natural Direction of a Process in an Isolated System                            96

5.6 The Clausius Inequality                                                                                                                     97

5.7 The Change of Entropy in the Surroundings                                                                                      98

5.8 Absolute Entropies and the Third Law of Thermodynamics                                                                 101

5.9 Standard States in Entropy Calculations                                                                                             104

5.10 Entropy Changes in Chemical Reactions                                                                                           105

5.11 (Supplemental) Energy Efficiency: Heat Pumps, Refrigerators, and Real Engines                                 106

5.12 Using the Fact that S Is a State Function to Determine the Dependence of S on V and T                      115

5.13 The Dependence of S on T and P                                                                                                       117

5.14 The Thermodynamic Temperature Scale                                                                                          118

6 Chemical Equilibrium                                                                                                                           125

6.1 The Gibbs Energy and the Helmholtz Energy                                                                                      125

6.2 The Differential Forms of U , H , A, and G                                                                                            130

6.3 The Dependence of the Gibbs and Helmholtz Energies on P, V, and T                                                   132

6.4 The Gibbs Energy of a Reaction Mixture                                                                                             134

6.5 The Gibbs Energy of a Gas in a Mixture                                                                                              135

6.6 Calculating the Gibbs Energy of Mixing for Ideal Gases                                                                        136

6.7 Calculating DGRfor a Chemical Reaction                                                                                            138

6.8 Introducing the Equilibrium Constant for a Mixture of Ideal Gases                                                       139

6.9 Calculating the Equilibrium Partial Pressures in a Mixture of Ideal Gases                                              141

6.10 The Variation of KP with Temperature                                                                                             142

6.11 Equilibria Involving Ideal Gases and Solid or Liquid Phases                                                                145

6.12 Expressing the Equilibrium Constant in Terms of Mole Fraction or Molarity                                      146

6.13 The Dependence of the Extent of Reaction on T and P                                                                       147

6.14 (Supplemental) A Case Study: The Synthesis of Ammonia                                                                  148

6.15 (Supplemental) Expressing U and H and Heat Capacities Solely in Terms of Measurable Quantities     153

6.16 (Supplemental) Measuring for the Unfolding of Single RNA Molecules                                               157

6.17 (Supplemental) The Role of Mixing in Determining Equilibrium in a Chemical Reaction                       158

7 The Properties of Real Gases                                                                                                                165

7.1 Real Gases and Ideal Gases                                                                                                                165

7.2 Equations of State for Real Gases and Their Range of Applicability                                                      166

7.3 The Compression Factor                                                                                                                   170

7.4 The Law of Corresponding States                                                                                                     173

7.5 Fugacity and the Equilibrium Constant for Real Gases                                                                       175

8 Phase Diagrams and the Relative Stability of Solids, Liquids, and Gases                                               181

8.1 What Determines the Relative Stability of the Solid, Liquid, and Gas Phases?                                     181

8.2 The Pressure–Temperature Phase Diagram                                                                                     184

8.3 The Phase Rule                                                                                                                               190

8.4 The Pressure–Volume and Pressure–Volume–Temperature Phase Diagrams                                     191

8.5 Providing a Theoretical Basis for the P–T Phase Diagram                                                                   193

8.6 Using the Clausius–Clapeyron Equation to Calculate Vapor Pressure as a Function of T                       194

8.7 The Vapor Pressure of a Pure Substance Depends on the Applied Pressure                                        196

8.8 Surface Tension                                                                                                                              197

8.9 (Supplemental) Chemistry in Supercritical Fluids                                                                              201

8.10 (Supplemental) Liquid Crystal Displays                                                                                           202

9 Ideal and Real Solutions                                                                                                                     209

9.1 Defining the Ideal Solution                                                                                                             209

9.2 The Chemical Potential of a Component in the Gas and Solution Phases                                            211

9.3 Applying the Ideal Solution Model to Binary Solutions                                                                      212

9.4 The Temperature–Composition Diagram and Fractional Distillation                                                   216

9.5 The Gibbs–Duhem Equation                                                                                                                       218

9.6 Colligative Properties                                                                                                                     219

9.7 The Freezing Point Depression and Boiling Point Elevation                                                                220

9.8 The Osmotic Pressure                                                                                                                     222

9.9 Real Solutions Exhibit Deviations from Raoult’s Law                                                                           224

9.10 The Ideal Dilute Solution                                                                                                               227

9.11 Activities Are Defined with Respect to Standard State                                                                    229

9.12 Henry’s Law and the Solubility of Gases in a Solvent                                                                         232

9.13 Chemical Equilibrium in Solutions                                                                                                  233

9.14 Solutions Formed from Partially Miscible Liquids                                                                             237

9.15 The Solid-Solution Equilibrium                                                                                                       238

 

10 HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC

CHAP.

ASSIGNED PROBLEMS

 

Fundamental Concepts

1

Q1.6, Q1.8, Q1.10, P1.2, P1.7, P1.10,

P1.11, P1.16, P1.18, P1.20, P1.28

The Properties of Real Gases

7

Q7.4, Q7.5, Q7.8, Q7.11, Q7.18, P7.2, P7.5,

P7.11, P7.19, P7.21

Heat, Work and Internal Energy ***EXAM I Sept. 3rd week ****

2

Q2.2, Q2.5, P2.14, P2.19, P2.31,P2.33, P2.34,

P2.44

Internal Energy and Enthalpy

3

Q3.7, Q3.11, Q3.12, Q3.14, Q3.20, P3.3, P3.4, P3.9,

P3.12, P3.20, P3.26, P3.27, P3.31, P3.32

Thermochemistry ***EXAM II Oct. 3rd week ****

4

Q4.2, Q4.3, Q4.4, Q4.6, Q4.7, 4.10, Q4.12, Q4.14,

Q4.15, Q4.16, P4.1, P4.4, P.4.6, P4.14, P4.18, P4.19,

P4.22, P4.31

Entropy, the Second and Third Law

5

Q5.1,Q5.3, Q5.6, Q5.9, Q5.11, Q5.12,

P5.1, P5.6, P5.7, P5.16, P5.22, P5.27, P5.39

Chemical Equilibrium ***EXAM III Nov. Last week****

6

Q6.3, Q6.5, Q6.7, Q6.9, P6.2, P6.5, P6.15, P6.18,

P6.23, P6.24, P6.29, P6.35

Phase Diagrams

8

Q8.1, Q8.2, P8.18, P8.24, P8.35

Ideal and Real Solutions

9

Q9.2, Q9.5, Q9.6, Q9.7, Q9.8, Q9.10,

P9.8, P9.30, P9.34, P9.36

****Final Exam Dec. 10th****

The text book problems assigned above are identified by the key words below:

Q: discussions questions

P: problems

 

 

 

11   TEACHING STRATEGIES

For this course, the basic concepts will be discussed and illustrated with examples and demonstrations whenever possible. Lectures will be delivered using standard blackboard and power point presentations. I strongly encourage students to read the checklist of key ideas at the end of each chapter in the textbook each time that a new chapter will be starting. Students are also encouraged to take notes, to ask questions and to participate in class discussions.

 

12    BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, Physical Chemistry, 8th Ed., W. H. Freeman and Company,

2006.

  1. Ira N. Levine, Physical Chemistry, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
  2. David W. Ball, Physical Chemistry, Thomson Learning Inc, 2003.
  3. Atkins, P.; dePaula, J. Explorations in Physical Chemistry: A Resource for Users of Mathcad;
  4. H. Freeman: New York, 2002.
  5. Noggle, J. H. Physical Chemistry, 3rd Ed, Harpper Collins College Publishers, New York, NY., 1996.
  6. Schwenz, R. W.; Moore, R. J. Physical Chemistry: Developing a Dynamic Curriculum;

American Chemical Society: Washington DC, 1993.

  1. Gilbert Newton Lewis and Merle Randall (revised by Kenneth S. Pitzer and Leo Brewer) Thermodynamics, 2nd Ed. (Mc Graw-Hill 1961.)
  2. Denbigh K. The principles of chemical equilibrium: with applications in chemistry

and chemical engineering, 2nd Ed. Cambridge U.P., 1966.

  1. College of Basic and Applied Sciences Syllabus format, 2006.

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