Physical Chemistry II for Engineers

Catalog description

Applications of quantum chemistry to (1) the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter for spectroscopy and strategic bond breaking and (2) the behavior of electrons in solids - insulators, conductors, and semiconductors. Quantum and statistical mechanics for classical thermodynamics - 1st and 2nd laws, phase equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, and heat pumps. Devising rate equations for chemical reactor design from experiment and theory - kinetic theory of gases and transition state theory.