CHEM 401 - Course Outline - 2023

Department of Chemistry
T.J.R. Faulkner College of Science & Technology

University of Liberia Monrovia,
Liberia
CHEM 401 (Physical Chemistry I)

First SEMESTER 2022/2023
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Number: CHEM 401
Course Title: Physical Chemistry I
Academic Year: First Semester, 2022/2023
Course Instructor: J. BOIMA KIAZOLU

Co-Instructor:
Office Hours: SC-1-46; SAT/9-11AM;
E-MAIL: [email protected]
Contact 0888417741
Course Schedule: MWF/10:00 AM
Course Room: SC-2-40 (SECTION 1)
Course Prerequisites: CHEM 307; CHEM 308; CHEM 202 Credit
Hours: 3.0 Credit hours per semester
Total Instructional Hours 34 hours
Course Description: Properties of gases, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, states of matter, and phase
equilibria. A survey of basic topics of physical chemistry. This course is designed for preprofessional and
advanced chemistry students.
Recommended Test Books:

“Physical Chemistry”, P. C. Rakshit, 5th Edition (1985), 4th Reprint (1997), Sarat Book House,
Calcutta.
“Principles of Physical Chemistry”, B. R. Puri, L. R. Sharma, and M. S. Pathania, 37th Edition (1998),
Shoban Lal Nagin Chand & Co., Jalandhar.
“Physical Chemistry”, K. J. Laidler and J. M. Meiser, 3rd Edition, Houghton Mifflin Comp., New
York, International Edition (1999).
Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins
Physical Chemistry by Mortimer
Course Content
Method of Instruction:
➢ Random Classwork either the first five minutes or the last five minutes during class time ➢
Assignments
➢ For class discussion (industrial process case studies)
➢ Three or four regular assignments and case studies will be administered
➢ Midterm examination
➢ Final Exam
Tasks Required Percent Distribution
Test 30
Quiz 15
Mid-term exam 20
Final Exam 35
Total Points Possible 100
The final grade is determined by the University of Liberia grading scale.
Grading System
Score Range Letter Grade Point
95 – 100 A+ 4.000
90 – 94 A 3.750
85 – 89 B+ 3.500
80 – 84 B 3.000
75 – 79 C+ 2.500
70 – 74 C 2.000
65 – 69 D+ 1.500
60 – 64 D 1.000
< 60 F 0.000
Incomplete Grades:
➢ Miss two problem sets but fully participated in the rest of the evaluation tests.
➢ Miss two discussions on industrial process case studies
➢ Miss the midterm examination
➢ Miss the final examination
Cheating:
➢ According to University policy, if a student's test, examination paper, laboratory report, term paper,
or other written assignment shows evidence of not being completely his/her work, he may be given
an F for the course.
➢ A student who communicates with anyone during an examination or test without the permission of
the instructor may be immediately dismissed from the room and given an F. Such communications
include attempts to read from another's paper.
➢ If a student is found to have brought study materials into the examination room without the
instructor's permission, it may be assumed that he/she intended to use such materials for academic
fraud, and he/she may be penalized accordingly. Such behavior will result in disciplinary sanctions
resulting in suspension, dismissal, or expulsion from the University.
LECTURE HOURS
1. Fundamental Concepts 6 hours

F.1 Atoms, ions, and molecules 1
(a) Bonding and nonbonding interactions 1
(b) Structural and functional units 2
(c) Levels of structure 3
F.2 Bulk matter 4

(a) States of matter 4
(b) Physical state 5
(c) Equations of state 8
F.3 Energy 10
(a) Varieties of energy 11
(b) The Boltzmann distribution
2. First Law of Thermodynamics 6 Hours

a. Definition of state, surroundings and thermodynamics terms, intensive and extensive
properties, state function, the energy concept
b. Concept of heat and work, 1 st Law of thermodynamics, internal energy & enthalpy, heat
capacity at constant volume and pressure and their relationship
c. Joule – Thompson coefficient and inversion temperature
d. Calculation of W, Q, du, and dH for expansion of ideal gas under isothermal and adiabatic
conditions.
TEST 1
3. Thermochemistry 4 Hours
a. Standard enthalpy of formation, Hess’s law of constant, Hess summation and its
application, heat of reaction at constant pressure and volume
b. Enthalpy of neutralization, bond dissociation energy and its calculations from
thermodynamic data, the temperature dependence of enthalpy
c. Kirchhoff’s equation, law of Thermochemistry, Born – Harber Process
TEST 2
4. Second Law of Thermodynamics 6 Hours

a. Relevance of the 2 law, Carnot’s cycle & and its efficiency, Carnot theorem, efficiency
nd
of heat engine
b. Concept of entropy, entropy as a state function, entropy as a function of volume –
temperature, pressure – temperature, entropy changes in a physical change
c. Clausius inequality, entropy as a criterion of spontaneity and equilibrium, entropy changes
in ideal gases and mixing of gases
MID – TERM (CHP 1 – 4)
5. Third Law of Thermodynamics 5 Hours

a. Nernst Heat theorem, statement, and concept of residual entropy, evaluation of absolute
entropy from heat capacity data
b. Gibbs – Helmholtz function, Gibbs function (G), Helmholtz function(A)
c. And Gas criteria for thermodynamic equilibrium and spontaneity, the advantage over
entropy change
d. Variation of G and A with pressure, volume, and temperature
6. Statistical Mechanics 4 Hours

a. Role of statistical mechanics, thermodynamic probability, probability, and entropy
b. Molecular of residual entropy, the partition function, thermodynamic in terms of the
partition function
c. Partition function of the polyatomic molecule, rotational partition function, vibration
partition function, electronic partition function
TEST 3
7. System of Variable Composition 3 Hours

a. Solution, the concentration of the solution, thermodynamic properties of the solution
b. Chemical potential, the chemical potential for pure substances, the chemical potential for
real gases and fugacity, chemical potential in the ideal gas mixture
c. Thermodynamic function of mixing, properties of a liquid solution, Raoul's law, Henry’s
law
d. Non–ideal solution
8. Phase Rule 4 Hours

a. General, condition for equilibrium between phases, derivation of the phase rule, use of
phase rule, one component system
b. 1st and 2nd order transition, phase diagram, two-component system, congruent & and
incongruent melting points, solid solution
c. Liquid–phase is partially immiscible, three-component system, solid-liquid equilibria
d. Variation of temperature with composition, liquid-liquid equilibria, salting out effect
FINAL EXAM (CHP 5 – 8)

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Department of Chemistry

T.J.R. Faulkner College of Science & Technology

CHEM 401 (Physical Chemistry I)

Course Number: CHEM 401

Course Title: Physical Chemistry I

Academic Year: First Semester, 2022/2023

Course Instructor: J. BOIMA KIAZOLU

Recommended Test Books:

The final grade is determined by the University of Liberia grading scale.

1. Fundamental Concepts 6 hours

F.2 Bulk matter 4

2. First Law of Thermodynamics 6 Hours

4. Second Law of Thermodynamics 6 Hours

MID – TERM (CHP 1 – 4)

5. Third Law of Thermodynamics 5 Hours

6. Statistical Mechanics 4 Hours

7. System of Variable Composition 3 Hours

8. Phase Rule 4 Hours

FINAL EXAM (CHP 5 – 8)

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