Study-Unit Description

CODE

CHE3130

TITLE

Physical Chemistry of Liquids and Solutions

UM LEVEL

03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course

MQF LEVEL

ECTS CREDITS

DEPARTMENT

Chemistry

DESCRIPTION

Content

  1. Liquids: A look at phase diagrams, order in liquids, classification of liquids, intermolecular forces, equations of
      state.
  2. Thermodynamic properties of pure liquids: Thermodynamics of phase equilibria, chemical potential of gases,
      unaryphase diagrams.
  3. Liquid crystals: Order in liquid crystals, molecular structure and liquid crystals.
  4. Mixtures of non electrolytes: Thermodynamic properties of liquid mixtures, ideal mixtures, partial molar
      quantities, vapour pressure of liquid mixtures, colligative properties, thermodynamic measures of non ideality,
      solubility and the supercritical state.
  5. Phase diagrams for multicomponent systems: The phase rule, vapour liquid equilibria in binary systems, liquid
      solid equilibria in binary systems, ternary systems, partition coefficients.
  6. Polar liquids: dielectric properties, water, structural properties of liquid water, non aqueous polar liquids.
  7. Solutions of electrolytes: hydration of ions, ionic transport, the ionic atmosphere, ionic association, ionic
      activities in solution.
  8. Chemical equilibria in solution: Equilibrium electrochemistry, solubility of salts, acid and base strengths, equilibria
      in non aqueous polar solvents.
  9. Liquid interfaces: interfacial tension, adsorption at interfaces, surface active agents, adhesion and cohesion,
      wetting and contact angle, spreading, nucleation processes.
10. Colloidal systems: formation of colloidal dispersions, colloidal stability, aerosols, foams, emulsions.

Recommended Texts:

Essential:
  - Atkins P.W., Physical Chemistry, 6th ed. Oxford University Press
    or
  - Atkins P.W., The Elements of Physical Chemistry, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press

Supplementary texts:

  - Murrell J.N. and Jenkins A.D., Properties of Liquids and Solutions, 2nd ed. by Wiley Interscience
  - Shaw D.J., Introduction to Colloid and Surface Chemistry, 4th ed. Butterworth and Heinemann (Worth considering
     for some of the topics.)

STUDY-UNIT TYPE

Lecture and Tutorial

METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

Assessment Component/s	Assessment Due	Sept. Asst Session	Weighting
Progress Test	SEM2	No	15%
Examination (3 Hours)	SEM2	Yes	85%

LECTURER/S

Emmanuel Sinagra

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