2016 | Physical Chemistry (Reaction Dynamics)

2016　Physical Chemistry (Reaction Dynamics)

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Academic unit or major: Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering

Instructor(s): Asai Shigeo

Class Format: Lecture

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Day/Period(Room No.): Tue7-8(S8-102)

Group: -

Course number: MAT.P203

Credits: 1

Academic year: 2016

Offered quarter: 2Q

Syllabus updated: 2016/4/27

Lecture notes updated: -

Language used: Japanese

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Syllabus

Course description and aims

The analysis base on the chemical kinetics is essential in order to deal with the progress of chemical reaction quantitatively. The time dependence of concentrations of reactants and products during a chemical reaction is expressed as differential equations. In case of the chemical reaction having multiple reaction steps, they are expressed as simultaneous differential equations. This course introduces the methods how to set up the differential equations for the given reaction mechanism and derive the rate equation by solving them. This course focuses on the first-order and second-order reactions, half-life, relaxation time, equilibrium reaction, temperature dependence, chain reaction, kinetics of polymerization, and catalyst, and covers the fundamentals of chemical kinetics.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course, student will be able to:
1) Have an understanding of basic concepts for quantitative analysis of the progress of chemical reactions of various types base on the chemical kinetics.
2) Set up the differential equation for reaction rate from the given reaction mechanism, and derive the rate equation under the given conditions and appropriate assumptions.
This course covers the fundamentals of experimental methods in chemical kinetics, first-order and second-order reactions, half-life, relaxation time, equilibrium reaction, temperature dependence, chain reaction, kinetics of polymerization, and catalyst.

Keywords

Chemical kinetics, Rate of reaction, Equilibrium reaction, Elementary reaction, Chain reaction, Catalytic action

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills

Intercultural skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking skills

✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Before coming to class, students should check the course schedule and read the textbook.
Attendance is taken in every class.

Course schedule/Required learning

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	Experimental Method for Chemical Kinetics, Rate of Reaction	Understand the definition of rate of reaction.
Class 2	Integrated Rate Equation, Equilibrium Reaction	Derive the rate equation for the n-th-order reaction.
Class 3	Temperature Dependence of Chemical Reaction, Elementary Reaction
Class 4	Successive Elementary Reaction, Unimolecular Reaction	Do exercise problems in chapter 22 of the textbook.
Class 5	Chain Reaction, Explosion
Class 6	Stepwise Polymerization, Chain Polymerization
Class 7	Catalytic Action of Homogeneous Catalyst, Enzyme
Class 8	Rates of Photophysical and Photochemical Processes	Do exercise problems in chapter 23 of the textbook.

Textbook(s)

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Eighth Edition, Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula

Reference books, course materials, etc.

None required.

Assessment criteria and methods

Students' course scores are based on final exam (80%) and exercise problems (20%).

Related courses

MAT.P204 ： Physical Chemistry (Thermodynamics)
MAT.P205 ： Physical Chemistry (Phase Diagram)
MAT.P304 ： Physical Chemistry (Electrochemistry)

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No prerequisites.

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