Course title
物理化学A   [Physical Chemistry A]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01CH0702d
Instructor(s)
小林 徹   [KOBAYASHI Tohru]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
In this class, we learn thermochemistry, a branch of physical chemistry dealing with the change of a macroscopic system from the standpoint of energy.
Expected Learning
After completing this course, you will be able to answer to the following questionnaires.
(1) How the state of gaseous system is described with parameters such as pressure (P), volume (V) and temperature (T)? Is there any general formula independent of the gas species?
(2) Is the chemical reaction exothermic or endothermic and how much is the reaction energy?
(3) Can you tell if the reaction is a spontaneous process at some specific temperature?
Course schedule
Class 1: Orientation for this course, introduction of SI units, and brief history of thermodynamics
Class 2: The equation of states for ideal gas and kinetic theory of gas
Class 3: Internal energy and velocity distribution of gas molecules
Class 4: The equation of states for real gas [Topics] Supercritical fluid
Class 5: The 1st law of thermodynamics
Class 6: Thermochemistry
Class 7: The 2nd law of thermodynamics
Class 8: Carnot cycle and introduction to entropy [Topics] Heat pump = Air conditioner
Class 9: Let’s calculate entropy and enthalpy changes
Class 10: Spontaneous change of the system: Helmholtz and Gibbs energies
Class 11: Fundamental equations and Maxwell relation
Class 12: Material properties and thermodynamics: Vapor pressure
Class 13: Thermodynamics of mixed gas and solution
Class 14: Colligative property of solution
Class 15: Final test
Prerequisites
Nothing in particular.
Required Text(s) and Materials
K. Mashita et al., Introduction to physical chemistry, Tokyo Kyogaku-sha
References
M. Nakata, Introduction to thermodynamics, Tokyo Kagaku Dojin
Assessment/Grading
The score will be evaluated with the term examination (100%) with adjustment by a report (max. 20%) when necessary.
Message from instructor(s)
This course will enable you to understand how and why of the changes of matters you witness in your daily life. Students are highly encouraged to work with problems in the textbook. The PowerPoint file will be uploaded to Moodle after the class.
Course keywords
Ideal gas, Real gas, equation of states, phase diagram, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy
Office hours
Accept your questions at the end of each class or by e-mail (tokoba@[アットマーク]riken.jp).
Remarks 1
Scores FY2017: S 25, A 24, B 13, C 23, D 15 %
FY2016: S 22, A 20, B 18, C 30, D 10 %
FY2015: S 4, A 20, B 26, C 40, D 10 %
Remarks 2
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9/12/2018 1:27:59 PM