Educational guide 2023_24
Facultade de Química
Grado en Química
 Subjects
  Physical chemistry I: Chemical thermodynamics
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
The laws of the Thermodynamic in Chemistry. First Law of Thermodynamics. Internal energy. Enthalpy. Heat capacities . Thermochemistry.
Second law of Thermodynamics. Entropy. Third law of Thermodynamics.
Thermodynamic functions. Gibbs Equations. Maxwell relationships. Calculation of variations of the state functions . Partial Molar quantities. Chemical potential of ideal and real gases.
Phase equilibrrium in one component systems.
Phases Rule. First order transitions. Clapeyron and Clausius-Clapeyron Equations.
Ideal Solutions.

Molar partial Volume. Ideal solutions: Raoult's law. Ideal diluted solutions: Henry's Law. Colligative Properties
Non-ideal Solutions.

Deviations of the Raoult's law. Activity and activity coefficient . Electrolitic solutions. Debye-Hückel theory.
Chemical equilibrium.

Equilibrium in gas phase reactions. Response of equilibrium to temperature and pressure changes. Acid-base equilibria. Solubility Product. Electrochemical systems.
Laboratory Practices. - Experimental determination of equilibrium constants using spectrophotometric or potentiometric techniques.
- Experimental determination of enthalpies of combustion, dissolution, neutralization, fusion or vaporization.
- Experimental determination of colligative properties.
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