Introduction to Physical Chemistry

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: Unknown

所在平台: CourseraArchive

课程类别: 化学

大学或机构: University of Manchester(曼彻斯特大学)

授课老师: Patrick J O'Malley Michael W. Anderson Jonathan Agger

课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/course/physicalchemistry

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Chemical reactions underpin the production of pretty much everything in our modern world.  But, what is the driving force behind reactions?  Why do some reactions occur over geological time scales whilst others are so fast that we need femtosecond-pulsed lasers to study them?  Ultimately, what is going on at the atomic level?  Discover the answers to such fundamental questions and more on this course in introductory physical chemistry.  

The course covers the key concepts of three of the principal topics in first-year undergraduate physical chemistry: thermodynamics, kinetics and quantum mechanics. These three topics cover whether or not reactions occur, how fast they go and what is actually going on at the sub-atomic scale.

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Thermodynamics

  • Thermodynamic definitions
  • The zeroeth law of thermodynamics and temperature
  • The first law of thermodynamics and enthalpy
  • The second law of thermodynamics and entropy
  • The third law of thermodynamics and absolute entropy
  • Heat capacity 
  • Reversible change
  • Hess’ Law 
  • Gibbs energy and spontaneous change
Chemical Kinetics
  • Reaction rate
  • Effect of stoichiometry 
  • Order of reaction
  • Half-life
  • Determining reaction order
  • Molecularity
  • The Arrhenius equation
  • Collsion theory 
  • Transition state theory
  • Complex reactions
  • Rate-determining step
  • Steady state approximation

Quantum Chemistry
  • Introduction
  • Planck’s constant 
  • The photoelectric effect 
  • de Broglie’s particle waves 
  • Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
  • Schroedinger’s wave equation 
  • The free particle 
  • The particle in a box and application to linear polyenes 
  • Hydrogenic atoms 
  • Born’s interpretation of the wavefunction
  • Interpretation of radial and angular wavefunctions for hydrogenic atoms

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Gain a rigorous introduction to physical chemistry suitable for undergraduates starting university. The course provides a unique, in-depth introduction to the three main pillars of physical chemistry: thermodynamics, kinetics and quantum mechanics.

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