59-240 Introductory Physical Chemistry: Course Notes

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Course notes for 59-240 are available below. Tentative lecture dates will be updated as the term progresses. Please let me know if you find any mistakes in the notes so that I can fix them for the other students! Email me at rschurko@uwindsor.ca

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Problems & Reading
Suggested problems are given below - in order to keep up with class material and prepare for examinations you must do these problems as the lecture material progresses. Equivalent sets of problems are listed for both the 7th and 8th editions of Atkins (equivalent 6th edition problems can be found on the 2005 Course Notes page). Reading assignments are listed as: 8th Edition (7th Edition). Please do list (a) problems which are solved in the Solutions Manual, and attempt the list (b) problems.

Answer key for the A-list problems (8th edition) and revised answer key for B-list problems (7th edition), added October 11, 2006
Some answers to problems missing from the student solution manual - Chapter 2 (8th) and Chapter 3 (7th) derivations, added October 13, 2006.
Clarification of Atkins problems, updated Dec. 12, 2006 (useful for questions which have puzzling wording, mistakes, etc.).
Answer key for Lecture 18 and 19 B list questions, updated December 11, 2006
Answer key for the B problem list (7th edition), updated November 15, 2005 (updates marked with ***)
Answer key for the B problem list (6th edition) updated December 8, 2002 ***note: Chapter 8 answers are included here!

Fall 2006 59-240 Physical Chemistry - Updated Friday June 22, 2007
Highlighted dates indicate that the notes have been updated from older versions.

#	Date(s)	Title	Reading: 8th(7th)	Exercises (8th Ed)	Exercises (7th Ed)
0	Sept. 7	Lecture 0 - Introduction to Physical Chemistry	Notes	None	None
*Chapter 1: Properties of Gases (and a little bit on kinetic theory of gases in Ch. 24, Editions 7, 8)*
1	Sept. 10	Lecture 1 - States of Gases	1.1 (1.1)	M1.1, 1.2, M1.3, 1.4, 1.7 Exercises	1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10
2		Lecture 2 - Gas Laws	1.2 (1.2)	1.8, 1.10, 1.11, 1.18, 1.5, P1.1, P1.28 Exercises	1.11, 1.13, 1.14, 1.22, P1.1, P1.3, P1.30
3		Lecture 3 - Kinetic Model of Gases Aside: Cold Atoms	1.2, 21.1 (24.1)	21.1, 21.2, 21.7, Self-Test 21.1 (p. 752), P21.23	24.4, 24.5, 24.10, Self-Test 24.1 (p. 820), P24.23
3		Lecture 3 - Kinetic Model of Gases Aside: Cold Atoms	1.2, 21.1 (24.1)	21.3, 21.4, 21.5, 21.6 Exercises	24.6, 24.7, 24.8, 24.9
4		Lecture 4 - Real Gases	1.3-1.5 (1.3-1.5)	1.1, 1.13, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.19, 1.20 1.21, P1.17, P1.20 Exercises	1.5, 1.16, 1.18, 1.19, 1.21, 1.23, 1.24, 1.25, P1.20, P1.23
*Chapter 2: The First Law: Concepts*
5		Lecture 5 - Introduction to Thermodynamics	2.1-2.2
6		Lecture 6 - Work, Heat and Energy	2.3-2.4	M2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, M2.2, 2.7 Exercises	2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.12
7		Lecture 7 - Enthalpy and Adiabatic Expansion See also: self-guided tutorial (see below, complete this prior to first mid-term)	2.5-2.6	Set 1: 2.3, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, M2.3, 2.12, Set 2: M2.4, 2.13, 2.14, M2.5, 2.15, M2.6, M2.7 Exercises	Set 1: 2.7, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 2.20 Set 2: 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24, 2.25, 2.27, 2.28
8		Lecture 8 - Thermochemistry	2.7-2.9	2.6, 2.16, 2.17, M2.8, 2.18, 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, M2.9, 2.22, 2.26, 2.28 Exercises	2.11, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32, 2.35, 2.36, 2.37, 2.39, 2.40, 2.44, 2.45
--		Transition Lecture: Qualitative Calculations of q, w, DU and DH	in class	P2.20, M2.10, P2.21ab, P2.21c, P2.22, P2.25 Exercises	3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9
Note: in 6th & 7th editions, this material is in Chapter 3: The First Law: Machinery
9		Lecture 9 - The Machinery of the First Law	2.10-2.12 & Further Info (Ch. 3)	P2.26, M2.11, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32, 2.33, M2.12, P2.23a, P2.23b, P2.24, P2.30, P2.34 Exercises	3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, P3.12, P3.13, P3.14, P3.17, P3.24
Monday, Oct. 16: Mid-Term #1 - All material up to this point
Self-guided tutorial & answer key - summarizing Chapters 1-3
*Chapter 3: The Second Law: Concepts*
10		Lecture 10 - Introduction to the Second Law, Entropy	3.1-3.3 (4.1-4.3)	3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4	4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7
10		Lecture 10 - Introduction to the Second Law, Entropy	3.1-3.3 (4.1-4.3)	3.5, M3.1, M3.2, M3.3, M3.4, M3.5 - Exercises - Solutions	4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13
11		Lecture 11 - Entropy Accompanying Specific Processes	3.3 (4.3)	M3.6, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, M3.7, 3.14, 3.15 - Exercises - Solutions	4.14, 4.15, 4.18, 4.19, 4.20, 4.24, 4.25, 4.26
12		Lecture 12 - Third Law and Gibbs and Helmholz Energies	3.4-3.6 (4.4-4.6)	3.6, 3.7, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, P3.5	4.16, 4.17, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23, P4.5
Note: in 6th & 7th editions, this material is in Chapter 5: The Second Law: Machinery
13		Lecture 13 - The Second Law - Machinery ***clarification for Ex. 5.4 (6th) & 5.7 (7th)	3.7-3.9 & Further Info (5.1-5.5)	M3.8, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, M3.9, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22	5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.12, 5.13
13			3.7-3.9 & Further Info (5.1-5.5)	M3.10, P3.22, P3.23a, P3.23b, M3.11, P3.24, P3.25, P3.26a, P3.26b, P3.27, P3.28, P3.30 P3.33 -Exercises -Solutions	5.14a, 5.14b, 5.15a, 5.15b, P5.1, P5.5, P5.6, P5.7, P5.8, P5.9, P5.10, P.5.14, P5.21
*Chapter 4: Physical Transformations of Pure Substances*
14		Lecture 14 - Phase diagrams *** vapour pressure proof	4.1-4.6 (6.1-6.6)	4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7a, M4.1, DQ4.4, 4.8., 4.9, 4.10, DQ4.6 -Exercises & Solutions	6.4, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10a, 6.2a, 6.2b, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.3a
15		Lecture 15 - Phase Transitions and Surfaces	4.7, 18.7, 18.8 (6.7-6.10)	18.10, 18.11, 18.12, P4.1, P4.2, P4.22 -Exercises & Solutions	6.14, 6.15, 6.16, P6.1, P6.2, P6.21
Wed., Nov. 15 Mid-Term #2 - Up to and including curved surfaces
*Chapter 5: Simple Mixtures - Sections 7.1 - 7.5*
16		Lecture 16 - Simple Mixtures	5.1-5.3 (7.1-7.3)	5.1, 5.2, 5.3, Self-Test 5.2 (p. 141 Atkins 8th), 5.4, M5.1, 5.5, 5.6 -Exercises & Solutions	7.4, 7.5, 7.6, Self-Test 7.2, (p. 166 Atkins 7th), 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10
17		Lecture 17 - Properties of Solutions	5.4-5.5 (7.4-7.5)	5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, M5.2, 5.13, 5.14 -Exercises & Solutions	7.11, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.18, 7.19
**Chapter 6: Phase Diagrams**
18		Lecture 18 - The Phase Rule	6.1-6.3 (8.1-8.3)	6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.7, DQ6.3, DQ6.4, DQ6.5, DQ6.6, 6.9 -Exercises & Solutions	8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.10, 8.2a, 8.2b, 8.3a, 8.3b, 8.12
		Proof of equation on slide 13 (eq. 8-6, 6th and 7th editions)	Material to accompany lecture 18
19		Lecture 19 - Phase Diagrams	6.1-6.3 (8.4-8.6)	6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16, 6.17 -Exercises & Solutions	8.13, 8.14, 8.15, 8.16, 8.17, 8.18, 8.19, 8.20
		Lecture 19 - Demo notes
		Sample phase diagrams and micrographs: Cu/Al and Si/Al alloys	Material to accompany lecture 19 Please review this material, and compare with the "interactive phase diagram" from Southhampton.
Wed., Dec. 13, 12:00 p.m. Final Examination, comprehensive, Chapters 1 - 6 (Chapters 1-8 in 6th and 7th editions)

Please study: all problems assigned/covered in class, tutorials and laboratories.

Credits: These notes were developed from P.W. Atkins "Physical Chemistry" 6th edition by R.W. Schurko at the University of Windsor. Some helpful discussion on the Second Law is from the notes of Neal Woodbury in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Arizona. You are welcome to download copies of these notes for personal use.

If these notes or portions of these notes are posted on a public website, or are to be used for commercial purposes, permission must be obtained from Rob Schurko and the University of Windsor.