PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY SURVEY

Catalog description

A study of chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, and molecular structure. Includes thermodynamics topics including first law concepts (with applications to expansion work and thermochemistry) and second law concepts (with applications to phase equilibrium, solutions, and chemical equilibrium). Includes treatment of rate laws for simple and complex reactions and activated complex theory and quantum theory principles and applications to atomic and molecular structure. Offered fall of even years. Three lecture periods and one laboratory period.