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| CHIM0084-1 | Physical chemistry I
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Mon. WS, 20h Pr. |
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| Lecturer : | Edwin De Pauw, Bernard Leyh |
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| Coordinator : | Edwin De Pauw |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long, with partial in January |
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Course contents :
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| 1. Classical Thermodynamics, including te microscopic description
Degrees of freedom
Molar heat components
The Boltzmann law
The chemical potential and the equilibrium
2. Transformation at equilibrium
The moderation theorem
The variance
Phase diagrams of pure compounds
Binary and ternary mixtures (distillation, eutectic, peritectic, solubility...)
Colligative properties
3. Electrochemistry
Potentiometry
Redox reactions
Thermodynamics of electrode reactions (Nernst equation)
Electrode potential
Debye-Huckel law of electrolytes
Classification of the electrodes
Conductometry
Electric conduction in solution (ohm law in solution)
Independant migration of ions
Strong and Weak electrolytes
Hittorf numbers
Batteries
Electrochemical titration methods
4. Introduction to spectroscopy (B. Leyh)
Interaction between light and matter
Atomic spectroscopy (visible, ultraviolet and X-Rays spectral ranges)
Vibrational molecular spectroscopies: infrared and Raman
Molecular electronic spectroscopy: principles and application to inorganic complexes |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| In the second course on general chemistry ( General Chemistry II), the topics introduced during the first course (General Chemistry I) are described in details to open the way to the generalisation of physico-chemical concepts and their applications.
The topics of the course are grouped in 5 chapters.
Chapter 1 is intended to give solid basis in classical thermodynamics starting from an extended introduction to its microscopic description. These concepts are applied to equilibrium situations in chapter 2. Thermodynamic and kinectic aspects of electrochemistry are presented in chapter 3.
10 hours are devoted to an introduction to spectroscopy (organised by B. Leyh). At the end of the course, the students will be confident with the basic concepts which will allow them to apply fruitfully in their further education spectroscopical techniques to geological problems. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Good knowledge of general chemistry (fisrt year) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 30 hours of theory
15 hours of probelms solving
20 hours of practical work (laboratory)
upon request revisions at the end of the program
The 10 hours devoted to spectroscopy (B. Leyh) are organized during the second quadrimester. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Chimie générale II, , E . De Pauw
Physical Chemistry, P. Atkins,
Copies of the powerpoint slides of the spectroscopy course. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The final evaluation concerns all the parts of the course (theory, problems, laboratory)
An oral examination is organized for the spectroscopy part of the course.
To obtain a global grade better than, or equal to, 8/20, it is necessary to reach at least 8/20 in BOTH parts of the course (thermodynamics AND spectroscopy) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Enseignant : De Pauw Edwin e.depauw@ulg.ac.be tél: 3663415
Bernard Leyh: Bernard.Leyh@ulg.ac.be, office phone: 04/3663425
Teaching assistant : Emeline Hanozin ehanozin@student.ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Contents for the spectroscopy examination |
| Contents for the spectroscopy examination |
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| Lecture notes, thermodynamics |
| Theory |
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| Powerpoint files - Spectroscopy (B. Leyh) |
| Powerpoint files for the spectroscopy course |
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