Syllabus
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Course Code: CHEM 305 Course Name: Physical Chemistry Special-II |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Statistical Mechanics Ensemble averaging, postulates of ensemble averaging. Micro canonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, corresponding distribution laws (using Lagrange’s method of undetermind multipliers). Maxwell- Boltzmann statistics, Boltzmann distribution, derivation of the Boltzmann distribution expression, determination of the Boltzmann constant, Maxwell distribution law of velocities from Boltzmann distribution expression. |
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| 2 | Quantum Statistics The Bose-Einstein statistics, statistics of a photon gas, the Fermi-Dirac statistics, Fermi-Dirac systems, extreme gas degeneration, slight gas degeneration, electron gas in metals, thermionic emission and comparison of two statistics, non degenerate and degenerate systems. |
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| 3 | Statistical Thermodynamics – I Partition function and thermodynamic properties, partition function and factorization of partition function, translational partition function, translational thermodynamic function, atoms and monoatomic molecules, Sackur-Tetrode equation, diatomic molecules, separation of internal partition function. Rotational and vibrational energies, entropy due to internal degrees of freedom. Rotational partition function, rotational partition function for polyatomic molecules, vibrational partition function. |
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| 4 | Statistical Thermodynamics – II Determination and calculation of thermodynamic properties i.e. internal energy, entropy, Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy, ortho and para hydrogen states, free energy functions. Partition function and equilibrium constant, effect of nuclear spin, isomolecular reaction, isotopic exchange reactions. Einstein theory and Debye theory of heat capacities of monatomic solids. Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics Meaning and scope of irreversible thermodynamics. Thermodynamic criteria for non-equilibrium states, Phenomenological laws-liner laws, Gibb’s equation, Onsager’s reciprocal relation, Entropy production-specific laws of entropy production, Non-equilibrium stationary states, Prigogine’s principle of entropy production, Coupled phenomena. Some important applications. |
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