Standard syllabus
Physical Chemistry I · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Physical Chemistry I syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Laws of thermodynamics
- First law: internal energy, heat, and work — First law: internal energy, heat, and work
- Second law: entropy and Clausius inequality — Second law: entropy and Clausius inequality
- Gibbs and Helmholtz free energies — Gibbs and Helmholtz free energies
- Maxwell relations and thermodynamic identities — Maxwell relations and thermodynamic identities
- Spontaneity criteria for chemical reactions — Spontaneity criteria for chemical reactions
Phase equilibria and solutions
- Phase diagrams: unary and binary systems — Phase diagrams: unary and binary systems
- Clausius–Clapeyron equation — Clausius–Clapeyron equation
- Raoult's law and ideal solutions — Raoult's law and ideal solutions
- Colligative properties: derivation and applications — Colligative properties: derivation and applications
- Activity, activity coefficients, and nonideality — Activity, activity coefficients, and nonideality
Chemical equilibrium and electrochemistry
- Equilibrium constant from standard Gibbs energy — Equilibrium constant from standard Gibbs energy
- Temperature dependence: van't Hoff equation — Temperature dependence: van't Hoff equation
- Electrochemical cells and thermodynamic cell potentials — Electrochemical cells and thermodynamic cell potentials
- Nernst equation from chemical potential — Nernst equation from chemical potential
- Ion activities and Debye–Hückel theory (introduction) — Ion activities and Debye–Hückel theory (introduction)
Chemical kinetics
- Rate laws and mechanistic interpretation — Rate laws and mechanistic interpretation
- Integrated rate laws and half-lives — Integrated rate laws and half-lives
- Arrhenius and Eyring equation (intro) — Arrhenius and Eyring equation (intro)
- Steady-state approximation and pre-equilibrium — Steady-state approximation and pre-equilibrium
- Catalysis: Michaelis–Menten and enzyme kinetics — Catalysis: Michaelis–Menten and enzyme kinetics
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Study units
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- Laws of thermodynamics
Energy, entropy, and Gibbs energy foundations
Coming soon - Phase equilibria and solutions
Phase diagrams, Raoult's law, and colligative properties
Coming soon - Chemical equilibrium and electrochemistry
Equilibrium constants, cells, and the Nernst equation
Coming soon - Chemical kinetics
Rate laws, mechanisms, and catalysis
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