Course: Physical Chemistry II

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Course title Physical Chemistry II
Course code KFCH/C833
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Frolich Karel, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Hájek Martin, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Kinetic theory of substances (weeks 1 - 4) Ideal gas - velocity of particles, collisions, mean free path, energy vs. temperature, equipartition principle. Real gas - complex equations of state, compressibility factor, critical quantities, gas mixtures. Fluids - state behavior, osmotic pressure and work, different types of fluids. Solids - structure, molecular kinetic theory, heat capacity, thermal expansion. Transport phenomena in substances - matter, heat, momentum. Diffusion - I. and II. Fick's law, diffusion coefficient. Viscosity, temperature dependence, viscosity measurement. Basics of surface phenomena (weeks 5 - 6) Phase interfaces, equilibrium conditions - Young-Laplace and Kelvin equations. Surface work and energy, temperature dependence. Change of phase interfaces, wetting, flotation, capillary phenomena. Surface tension measurement, influence of surface tension - Szyszkovsky equation. Electrochemistry (weeks 7 - 9) Application of equilibria to particles in electrolyte solutions. Solution of equilibria - conditions of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd kind. Theory of acids and bases, description of titration curves. Activity coefficient theory - Debye-Huckel. Non-aqueous environments. Chemical kinetics (weeks 10 - 12) Derivation of kinetic equations for isolated and simultaneous reactions. Determination of stoichiometry and order of reaction. Experimental approaches to study the kinetics of chemical reactions, model verification. Rate constant theory. Fundamentals of catalysis and chemical reactors. Optical properties of matter (week 13) Particles in electromagnetic field - interaction with absorption and without absorption of energy. Dipole moment, permittivity, molar polarization and refraction - Clausius-Mosotti equation. Refractive index of light. Elastic light scattering.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book)
  • Participation in classes - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 90 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a final test - 25 hours per semester
  • Data/material collection - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a partial test - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to expand the student's knowledge of chapters not discussed in the Basics of physical chemistry. The interpretation of the theory is associated with specific calculations based on real problems solved in the laboratory and practice.
The knowledge acquired in the subject Basics of physical chemistry is deepened and enhanced.
Prerequisites
Knowledge at the level of the subject Basics of physical chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

At the end of the semester, student will receive about 12 calculation problems, which he/she will submit before the exam. The exam consists of written (calculations) and oral parts.
Recommended literature
  • A. Tockstein. Základy fyzikální chemie I, skripta VSCHT Pardubice. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 1995.
  • A. Tockstein. Základy fyzikální chemie II, skripta VŠCHT Pardubice.
  • Atkins P.W., de Paula J. Fyzikální chemie. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7080-830-6.
  • Čapek L., Hájek M., Lochař V., Shánělová J. Jak se propočítat přes fyzikální chemii bakalářského studia. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7560-329-6.
  • Čičmanec P., Hájek M., Drobná H., Frolich K. Fyzikální chemie pro bakalářské studium. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7560-244-2.
  • Frolich, K. Elektronická verze přednášek. Pardubice.
  • Moore W. J. Fyzikální chemie, SNTL Praha 1979.
  • Novák J. a kol. Fyzikální chemie: Bakalářský a magisterský kurz, 1. vydání. Praha: VŠCHT, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7080-6.
  • P. Čičmanec, M. Hájek, H. Drobná, K. Frolich. Fyzikální chemie pro bakalářské studium. Pardubice, 2016.


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