KFT233/4 Physical Chemistry I

Credit: 2

Semester: 2

Prerequisite: KOT122/4 Organic Chemistry I (sequential)

Synopsis

Properties of gases: gas laws, van der Waals equation, kinetic theory of gases, principle of the corresponding states, Maxwell-Boltzman distribution, effusion, diffusion, viscosity and thermal conductivity.
Chemical kinetics: rate laws, temperature effect, experimental methods, complex reactions. First law of thermodynamics: work, heat, energy, enthalpy change, heat capacity, adiabatic and isothermal processes, reversible and irreversible processes. Thermochemistry.