Modulecode
SC-1241
ModuleTitle
FundamentalsofPhysicalChemistry
Degree/Diploma
BachelorofScience(Chemistry)
TypeofModule
MajorCore
ModularCredits
4
TotalstudentWorkload
10 hours/week
Contacthours
4
hours/week
Prerequisite
None
Anti-requisite
TG-1203FundamentalsofPhysicalChemistryforEngineers
Aims
TheaimofthismoduleistointroducestudentstothefundamentalsareasofPhysicalChemistry:
units, quantities and conversions; kinetic theory of gases; thermodynamics and equilibria;
electrochemistry;basicpracticalskills;laboratoryreportwriting.
LearningOutcomes
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,astudentwillbeexpectedtobeableto:
Lowerorder: 30% -deriveSIunitsforphysicochemicalquantities;understand‘extentofreaction’,
chemicalthermodynamicsandequilibria
Middleorder:60% -assessphysicalunitsandmanipulation,order-of-magnitudeestimation;
usebalancedchemicalequationstomakestoichiometriccalculations;use
thermodynamicstoexplain,predictandcalculateenergychangesof
physico-chemicalprocesses;explainaspectsoftitrationcurvesand
calculatepHfordifferentsolutionmixtures
Higherorder: 10% -interpretdatafromexperimentandpresentresultsofanalysesinareportin
aconcisemanner;independentthoughtandinterpretation
ModuleContents
- Unitsanddimensions:Physicalquantities;SIandderivedunits;chemicalcalculations.
- Stoichiometry: Balancing chemical equations; calculations based on reaction stoichiometry;
extentofreaction;limitingreagents.
- Thermodynamics: First law, systems and processes; work; heat; state and path functions;
calculationsofmechanicalwork,heat,enthalpyandinternalenergyofchemicalsystems.
- Equilibria: Dynamic equilibrium; equilibrium constant; reaction quotient; Le Chatelier’s
principle;industrialapplications;acid-basetheories;pHscale;titrations;indicatorsandbuffer
solutions;commonioneffect;solubilityequilibria;electrochemicalequilibria.
Assessment
Formative
assessment
Summative
assessment
Tutorialandfeedback
Examination:60%
Coursework:40%
-1writtenassignment(5%)
-3classtests(15%)
-3practicalreports(20%)