2020 | Physical Chemistry (Thermodynamics)

2020　Physical Chemistry (Thermodynamics)

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

Instructor(s): Matsumoto Hidetoshi

Class Format: Lecture (ZOOM)

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Day/Period(Room No.): Mon3-4(S222)

Group: -

Course number: MAT.P204

Credits: 1

Academic year: 2020

Offered quarter: 4Q

Syllabus updated: 2020/9/18

Lecture notes updated: -

Language used: Japanese

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Syllabus

Course description and aims

This course deals with various physicochemical states and phenomena such as phase equilibrium, phase transition, mixture, solution, and chemical equilibrium based on chemical potentials.

Student learning outcomes

The students acquire the skills to thermodynamically describe various physicochemical states and phenomena such as phase equilibrium, phase transition, mixture, solution, and chemical equilibrium using chemical potentials.

Keywords

Chemical potential, Chemical equilibrium, Phase equilibrium, Phase transition, Mixing, Solution

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills

Intercultural skills

Communication skills

Critical thinking skills

Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

At the beginning of each class, solutions to exercise problems assigned during the previous class are reviewed. Towards the end of class, students are given exercise problems related to what is taught on that day to solve. Before coming to class, students should read the course schedule and check what topics will be covered. Required learning should be completed outside of the classroom for preparation and review purposes.

Course schedule/Required learning

	Course schedule	Required learning
Class 1	Fundamental equations of thermodynamics	Understand fundamental equations of thermodynamics.
Class 2	Physical transformation of pure materials	Understand the stability of phases, phase diagram, and Clausius-Clapeyron equation.
Class 3	The thermodynamics description of mixtures	Understand the thermodynamics description of mixtures and Gibbs-Duhem equation.
Class 4	The properties of solutions	Understand the thermodynamics description of solutions and colligative properties.
Class 5	Phase diagrams of binary and ternary systems	Understand the interpretation of phase diagrams of binary and ternary systems and lever rule.
Class 6	The solvent and solute activities	Understand the solvent and solute activities, activity coefficient, and Margules equation.
Class 7	Chemical equilibrium	Understand the reaction Gibbs energy, thermodynamic equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier's principle, and van't Hoff equation.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula, Atkins' Physical Chemistry, first volume, 10th Ed., Chapters 4, 5, and 6, Tokyo: Tokyo Kagaku Dojin, ISBN: 978-4-8079-0908-7

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Materials used in class can be found on OCW-i.

Assessment criteria and methods

Students' knowledge of chemical potential, phase equilibrium, phase transition, mixture, solution, and chemical equilibrium, and their ability to apply them to problems will be assessed. Student's course scores are based on a term-end exam (80%) and exercise problems (20%).

Related courses

MAT.P304 ： Physical Chemistry (Electrochemistry)
MAT.P306 ： Physical Chemistry (Surface)

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

No prerequisites are necessary.

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