Chapter 1: Kinetic Theory of Gases
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Pressure of an Ideal Gas
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Temperature and Energy
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Distributions, Mean Values, and Distribution Functions
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The Maxwell Distribution of Speeds
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Energy Distributions
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Collisions: Mean Free path and Collision number
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Rate of Effusion
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Chapter 2: The Rates of Chemical Reactions
2.1 Empirical Observations: Measurement of Reaction Rate
2.2 Rates of Reactions: Differential and Integrated Rate Laws
2.3 Rate Constant
2.4 Order and Molecularity
2.5 Rate Equations
- Integral equations for nth order reaction of a single reactant
- Integral equations for reactions involving more than one reactant
2.6 Half-life of a reactions
2.7 Zero Order Reactions
2.8 First Order Reactions
2.9 Radioactive Decay as a First Order Phenomenon
2.10 Second Order Reactions
2.11 Third Order Reactions
2.12 Determination of Order of Reaction
- Integration method
- Half-life period method
- Graphical method
- Differential method
- Ostwald isolation method
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Chapter 3: Temperature Effect on Reaction Rate
3.1 Derivation of Arrhenius Equation
3.2 Experimental Determination of energy of activation and Arrhenius Factor
3.3 Potential Energy Surface
3.4 Significance of Energy of Activation
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Chapter 4: Complex Reactions
4.1 Reversible reactions
- Reversible reaction when both the opposing processes are second order
4.2 Parallel reactions
- Determination of rate constants
4.3 Consecutive reactions
- Concentration-time relation
4.4 Steady-state treatment
4.5 Chain Reactions
- Rate determination
- Reaction between H2 and Br2
- Chain length
- Chain Transfer reactions
- Branching chain explosions
- Kinetics of branching chain explosion
- Free radical chains
- Chain length and activation energy in chain reactions
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Chapter 5: Theories of Reaction Rate
5.1 Equilibrium and rate of reaction
5.2 Partition functions and statistical mechanics of chemical equilibrium
5.3 Partition functions and activated complex
5.4 Collision Theory
- Collision frequency
- Energy factor
- Orientation Factor
- Rate of reaction
- Weakness of the collision theory
5.5 Transition State Theory
- Thermodynamic approach
- Partition function approach
- Comparison with Arrhenius equation and collision theory
- Explanation for steric factor in terms of partition function
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Chapter 6: Kinetics of Some Special Reactions
6.1 Kinetics of Photochemical reactions
- Grotthuss-Draper Law
- Einstein Law of Photochemical Equivalence
- Primary process in photochemical reactions
- H2-Br2 reaction
- H2 and Cl2 reaction
6.2 Oscillatory reactions
6.3 Kinetics of Polymerization
6.4 Kinetics of Solid State Reactions
6.5 Electron transfer reactions
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Chapter 7: Kinetics of Catalyzed Reactions
7.1 Catalysis
7.2 Theories of catalysis
7.3 Characteristics of catalytic reactions
7.4 Mechanism of catalysis
7.5 Activation energies of catalyzed reactions
7.6 Acid Base catalysis
7.7 Enzyme catalysis
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REFERENCES:
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1. Santosh Upadhyay, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics, Springer, 2006
2. Paul Houston, Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics, Dover Publications, Inc. 2001
3. David W. Ball and Tomas Baer, Physical Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Cengage Learning, 2015
4. Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, Phyical Chemistry, 8th Ed. W.H. Freeman and Company, 2006
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CLASS REQUIREMENTS:
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Exams
This course requires three major exams (Midterm and Final). Schedule of the said exams will be announced ahead of time.
Quizzes, Assignments, Board Works, Seat Works, Oral Recitation
Occasional quizzes will be given as one of the requirements of this course. It is the instructor’s discretion if his/her quizzes are announced or not and that would include topics that are recently discussed in the class. No make-up quiz for any missed quizzes/assignments (regardless if it is valid absences or not), and for any missed quizzes/assignments, a grade/score of zero will be recorded. During class time, the instructor may give seat work and board work or conduct an oral recitation which may or may not be graded (instructor’s discretion).
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Class Policies
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A student with 3 consecutive unexcused absences will be DROPPED from the class.
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The students are required to take all the three major exams on the set scheduled emanation period (date, time and room). Arrangements must be made to the instructor/s concerned if the student will take the exam ahead of time (set scheduled day) but not after the scheduled day except for special cases (to be examined by the Division). It is the student’s responsibility to notify his/her instructor if he/she missed an exam. The instructor concerned will evaluate the validity of his/her reasons if the said student is eligible of taking a special exam.
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There will be no make-up exams (major exams) for an unexcused absences and a grade of zero will be recorded. Make-up exams will be allowed only for excused absences. If the student missed the exam due to school activities, proper documentation must be presented.
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Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Any student found to have participated in any activities related to academic fraudulence will receive a grade of “5.0” in the course, and maybe subject to further disciplinary action. The State Institute’s Code of Conduct prohibits students from committing the following acts of academic dishonesty: academic fraud, copying or allowing one’s work to be copied, fabrication/falsification, sabotage of other’s work, substitution (e.g. taking an exam for someone else) among others.
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Students are encouraged to utilize the instructor’s consultation time (refer to your instructor’s consultation schedule).
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Passing rate is 50%.
Grading System
Lecture
Major Exams 60%
Assignments/Seat Works, Board works 40%
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Laboratory
Performance/Participation 5%
Laboratory Activities 30%
Pre-Lab Quizzes 25%
Practical Exam 20%
Written Exam 20%
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Final Grade:
Lecture 75%
Laboratory 25%
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