610-310 Physical Chemistry III A

Note

Credit cannot be gained for this subject and 610-311 or Pre 1998: 610-313.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Chemistry (610-210 or 610-211) and 610-215 (Pre 1998: 610-210 or 610-211)

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Upon completion of 610-310 students should:

• relate UV-visible spectroscopy to the fates of electronically excited molecules;
• understand photodissociation processes, free radical formation, and the mechanisms of combustion reactions;
• understand the main concepts of equilibrium electrochemistry and be able to apply electrochemical principles to interpret the behaviour of solutions and galvanic cells;
• understand the nature of a surface and the phenomena of spreading behaviour of liquids, capillary rise, vapour pressure, superheating, crystal solubility and super-saturation;
• understand the processes of micelle formation from surfactants and gas adsorption on solids;
• have developed skills in experimental techniques and instrumental methods of physical chemistry.

The subject covers the topics: surface chemistry, electrochemistry, photochemistry, reactions of reactive intermediates.

Assessment

One 3-hour written examination at the end of Semester 1. Assignments not exceeding 12 pages. Practical work will be continuously assessed in the form of short reports. Satisfactory completion of the practical work is necessary before credit can be granted for this subject.