610-210 Physical Chemistry II A

Note

Credit cannot be gained for this subject and 610-211.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Chemistry 610-141+ 610-142 or, if an average mark of greater than 60% is obtained, 610-161 + 610-162 (or Pre 1998: 610-121 + 610-122). 100-level Mathematics and 100-level Physics are recommended.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Upon completion of 610-210 students should:

• understand and be able to apply the laws of thermodynamics and to make appropriate use of the concepts of entropy and free energy in both chemical and biological systems;
• understand the relationship between molecular spectra and structure and be able to use spectroscopic data to derive qualitative molecular information;
• be able to interpret from experimental data the rate expressions for reactions, including enzyme catalysed reactions;
• be able to establish reaction mechanisms from reaction order.

The subject covers the topics: thermodynamics, kinetics and spectroscopy.

Assessment

One 3-hour written examination at the end of Semester 2 and assignments not exceeding six pages.

Prescribed Texts

• Atkins P. W., Physical Chemistry. (5th ed., OUP 1994).