Course Outline

General Chemistry--Unit 4

03/24/07

Physical Chemistry

This unit gives an overview of physical chemistry, the study of the forces that govern chemical processes. As the name implies, physical chemistry is a cross between physics and chemistry. To be successful at this subject, you will need to have good algebra skills. Review the material in the "Prep Chem" course outlines, particularly the measurement section, if you have not already done so. 

• Thermodynamics, Part 1: Calorimetery; this section discusses the components of internal energy, explains the difference between heat and temperature, and describes calorimetery experiments.

• Thermodynamics, Part 2: the Laws of Thermodynamics; this section discusses the thermodynamic state functions and the laws of thermodynamics.

• Chemical Kinetics; this section discusses reaction rates and how to use a rate law to determine concentrations of reactants as a function of time.

• Chemical Equilibrium, Part 1; this section introduces the concepts of chemical equilibrium as illustrated by mixtures of gases.

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