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[ 290PHCHPC1V18 ] VL Physical Chemistry I

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
4,5 ECTS B2 - Bachelor's programme 2. year Chemistry Serdar Niyazi Sariciftci 3 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Bachelor's programme Chemistry and Chemical Technology 2025W
Learning Outcomes
Competences
Students will gain a basic understanding of physical chemistry and are able to calculate regarding gaseous reactions, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, quantum statistics.
Skills Knowledge
The following skills should be held by the students upon completing this course: • Calculate the thermodynamic processes and assess their use in chemical and industrial applications • Basic understanding of quantum mechanics and simple calculations of energetic levels • Understanding the chemical statistical mechanics and the application of Boltzmann kinetic theory • Understanding the chemical reaction kinetics This class covers five different topics: • Ideal gas and van-der-Waals equation as well as gas kinetics • In-depth thermodynamics and application on chemical reactions • Fundamentals of statistical thermodynamics • Fundamentals of quantum mechanics • Basics of chemical reaction kinetics
Criteria for evaluation oral exam
Methods Lecture
Language English
Study material
  • Physikalische Chemie I, Gordon M. Barrow, Bohmann-Vieweg, 3rd edition, 1974.
  • Atkins’ Physical Chemistry, Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula, James Keeler, Oxford University Press; 11th edition, 2017.
Changing subject? No
Corresponding lecture in collaboration with 290PHCHCTDK18: KV Chemical Thermodynamics (1,5 ECTS) + 290PHCHELCV18: VL Electrochemistry (1,5 ECTS) equivalent to
TCBPDVOPYC1: VO Physical Chemistry I (5,2 ECTS)
On-site course
Maximum number of participants -
Assignment procedure Direct assignment