Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
KEM.240
Physical Chemistry 1, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Course code
KEM.240Language of instruction
Finnish, EnglishAcademic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024Level of study
Basic studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Elina Vuorimaa-LaukkanenResponsible organisation
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Environmental Engineering and Chemistry Studies 100 %
Core content
- Laws of thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, properites of real gases. Basic principles for experimental determination of thermodynamic quantities. Chemical bond energies and their effect in chemical reactions.
- Calculating entrypy changes for the system and its surroundings in different situations and chemical reactions. Gibbs and Helmholtz energies. condotions for spontaneous processes. Chemical potential.
- Phasediagrams. Relative stabilities for solid substances, liquids and gases. Theoretical background of phase diagrams.
- Ideal and real solutions, colligative properties.
- Special characteristics of electrolyte solutions. Activities and activity coefficients in electrolyte solutions. Ionic strength.
Complementary knowledge
- Mathematical properties of state functions. Real gas laws and their applications ranges.
- Differential equations for state functions and the interconnections of thermodynamic quantities with each other.
- Partially miscible solutions
- The effect of ionic strength to solubility and equilibrium concentrations.
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Completion of all options is required.
Participation in teaching
08.01.2024 – 25.02.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
08.01.2024 – 25.02.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
Exam
23.08.2023 – 23.08.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
06.09.2023 – 06.09.2023
Active in period 1 (1.8.2023–22.10.2023)
26.02.2024 – 26.02.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
25.04.2024 – 25.04.2024
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
26.03.2024 – 26.03.2024
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)