Download Module code SC-2242 Module Title Chemical Thermodynamics and

Modulecode
ModuleTitle
Degree/Diploma
TypeofModule
ModularCredits
SC-2242
ChemicalThermodynamicsandApplications
BachelorofScience(Chemistry)
MajorCore
TotalstudentWorkload
4
Contacthours
None
None
10 hours/week
4 hours/week
Prerequisite
Anti-requisite
Aims
The aim of this module is to provide students with fundamental concepts of chemical
thermodynamicsanditsapplicationsinphaseequilibria.
LearningOutcomes
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,astudentwillbeexpectedtobeableto:
Lowerorder: 30% -understandtheconceptsofenthalpy,entropyandGibbsfreeenergy
- understand further the concepts of chemical thermodynamics with
emphasisonphaseequilibriaandelectrochemistry
Middleorder: 60% - define the terms and determine the change in enthalpy and entropy
associatedwithareaction;explaintheconceptofspontaneityofareaction
anddeterminetheGibbsfreeenergychangeassociatedwithareaction
-explainandapplytheconceptofthethermodynamicequilibriumandableto
predicttheoutcomeofchemicalreactions(equilibriumcompositions)
-calculatetheequilibriumconstants,standardGibbsenergyofreactions,and
standardcellpotentialsforGalvaniccells
-obtaininformationaboutthepropertiesofmaterialsfromphasediagrams
-applythermodynamicconceptstounderstandthepropertiesofmixtures
andsolutionphaseequilibria
Higherorder: 10% -presenttheresultsofapracticalinvestigationinaconcisemanner.
-analysetheexperimentaldata,includingtheconstructionofappropriate
graphsandevaluationoferrors.
-workco-operativelyinateamforproblemsolvinginthepracticalsituation.
ModuleContents
- Secondlawofthermodynamics:Entropy;GibbsandHelmoltzfunctions;theThirdLawentropies
andabsolutezerotemperature;freeenergy;reversibleandirreversibleprocesses.
- Chemical equilibrium: Equilibrium constant; prediction of equilibrium composition; variation
withtemperatureandpressure.
- Physical equilibrium: Phase transitions; phase rule; one-component phase diagrams; ClausiusClapeyron equation; Application of thermodynamic principles to ideal and non-ideal solutions
andmixturesintwo-componentsystems(distillation,azeotropes,partiallymiscibleliquids).
Assessment Formative
Tutorialandfeedback
assessment
Summative
Examination:60%
assessment
Coursework:40%
-1Writtenassignment(10%)
-2classtests(10%)
-3practicalreports(20%)