Download ChE 215, Physical Chemistry

College of Engineering & Petroleum
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
SUMMER SEMESTER 1996
Physical Chemistry (ChE 215)
Prerequisites : 0420-102, 0420-106
Instructor : Dr. Ali Elkamel
Class Hours : Weekdays (9:30 - 11:00)
Lab Hours : Saturday (2:00 - 5:00 p.m.)
Class Room : Bldg. 6 Kh., Room # 305
Course Objective:
The objective of this course is to introduce the basic topics in Kinetics, Thermodynamics
and Statistical Mechanics. In fact this course present collection of distinct topics
particularly useful to chemical engineering students. The basic principles in the course
are demonstrated by six experiments in laboratory.
Basic Textbook:
"PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY" by Robert A. Alberty and Robert J.
Silbey,
John Wiley & Sons. Inc. (1992).
Special Lab Notes will be provided to students.
Supplementary Reference:
Any book under the title of "Physical Chemistry" in the
Science and Engineering Libraries can be used as a reference.
Grading: The course grade will be based (approximately) on the following
considerations:
Midterm Exams (2 out of 3 exams) Quizzes Homework Final Exam -
40%
10%
10%
40%
The Lab grades will be based on:
Experiments and Reports : 80%
Oral Exam : 20%
Lab grade will contribute 25% of final overall grade.
Course Outline:
Week of
Chapter / Subject
June 22 - 24
Chapter 19 (p. 619) : Chemical Kinetics
19.1 - Rate of Reaction; 19.2 - Order of Reaction;
19.3 - Determination of the Rate Equation;
19.4 - Reversible First-Order Reactions;
19.5 - Parallel First-Order Reaction;
19.6 - Consecutive First-Order Reactions;
19.9 - Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rates.
June 25 - 26
Chapter 24 (p. 827) : Surface Dynamics
24.2 - Adsorption Isotherms;
24.7 - Surface Reactions,
24.8 - Heterogeneous Catalysis.
June 29 - 30
Chapter 18 (p. 595) : Kinetic Theory of Gases
July 1 - 2
July 3
July 6 - 8
Written materials for kinetic-molecular theory of gases will
be provided in class. Collisions of molecules (Example 18.5);
18.7 - Mean Free Path; 18.10 - Transport Phenomena in Gases;
18.11 - Calculated Transport Coefficients.
Chapter 1 (p. 3) : Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics and
Equations of State.
1.1 - State of a System; 1.2 - Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics;
1.3 - Ideal Gas Law; 1.4 - Ideal Gas Mixtures - Dalton's Law;
1.5 - Real Gases : Compressibility Factor; 1.6 - Virial Equation;
1.7 - PVT Relations of a Pure Fluid; 1.8 - Critical Phenomena;
1.9 - Van der Waals Equation.
July 9 - 10
Chapter 2 (p. 29) First Law of Thermodynamics.
July 13 - 14
2.1 - Work; 2.2 - Joule's Experiment; 2.3 - Heat; 2.4 - The FirstLaw;
2.5 - Exact Differentials; 2.7 - Compression & Expansion;
2.8 - Reversible Expansion; 2.10 - Enthalpy; 2.11 - ConstantVolume Process; 2.12 - Constant-Pressure Process; 2.14 - Ideal
Gas Heat Capacities (Cp & Cv). 2.16 - Adiabatic Processes
with Gases.
July 15 - 17
Chapter 3 (p. 76) : Second and Third Laws of
Thermodynamics
3.2 & 3.3 - Carnot Heat Engine; 3.5 - Entropy; 3.6 - Clausius
Theorem; 3.7 - The Second Law; 3.8 & 3.9 - Entropy Changes;
3.11 - Entropy Change in Mixing; 3.14 - The Third Law.
July 20 - 22
Chapter 4 (p. 106) : Gibbs Energy and Helmholtz Energy
4.1 & 4.3 - Helmholtz & Gibbs Energies;
4.4 & 4.5 - Thermodynamic Relations;
4.6 - Thermodynamic Equation of State;
4.7 & 4.8 - Effects of Temperature and Pressure on the Gibbs
Energy;
4.9 - Fugacity; 4.10 & 4.11 - Relations for Open Systems;
4.12 - Partial Molar Properties - Chemical Potential;
4.13 - Gibbs Duhem Equation; 4.14 - Mixtures of Ideal Gases;
4.15 - Activity.
July 23 - 24
Chapter 6 (p. 179) : Phase Equilibrium: One-Compound
Systems.
6.1 - Criteria of Equilibrium; 6.2 - Phase Diagram;
6.4 & 6.5 - Clapeyron Equation; 6.6 - Phase Rule.
July 27 - 28
Chapter 7 (p. 196) : Phase Equilibrium : Two and Three Compound Systems.
7.1 - Vapor-Liquid Equilibria - Raoult's Law,
7.4 & 7.5 - Ideal Liquid Mixtures;
7.6 - Henry's Law; 7.7 - Activity Coefficients.
July 29 - 30
Chapter 5 (p. 143) : Chemical Equilibrium
5.1, 5.2, 5.3 - General Equilibrium Expression;
5.4 & 5.5 - Determination of Equilibrium Constants;
5.6 - Effect of Pressure on Gas Reactions;
5.9 - Effect of Temperature on Chemical Equilibrium.
July 31
Review and Preparation.
FINAL EXAM
LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:
1) Analysis of Organic Chemical solution using Gas Chromatograph.
2) To study the kinetics of hydrolysis of ethyl acetate solution to ethanol
and acetic acid and to determine the reaction rate constant (K).
3) To study the adsorption isotherm using charcoal and acetic acid
solution.
4) To determine the refractive index and densities of liquids at various
temperatures.
5) To determine the molecular weight and viscosity of the various liquids.
Notes:
- All students shall wear Lab Coat inside the laboratory.
- Protective hand gloves, goggles shall be worn while handling chemicals.
- All equipments such as GC, Cryoscope, etc. shall be operated in presence of the
lab supervisors only.
- Questions will be asked on experiments and related subjects. Students are to be
prepared for the same.