CHM 3010: Physical & Inorganic Chemistry

Semester I 2010/2011
SCL Topics

No. Group Reference Topic

Electrochemistry
1 5 Whitten et Electrolytic cells
al. Electrical conduction
21.1 Electrodes
21.2 The electrolysis of molten sodium chloride
21.3 The electrolysis of aqueous sodium chloride
21.4 The electrolysis of aqueous sodium sulfate
21.5 Coulometry and Faraday’s Law of Electrolysis
21.6 Commercial applications of electrolytic cells
21.7
2 10 Voltaic or Galvanic Cells
21.8 The construction of simple voltaic cells
21.9 The zinc-copper cell
21.10 The copper-zinc cell
21.11 The standard hydrogen electrode
21.12 The Zinc-SHE Cell
21.13 The copper-SHE Cell
21.14 Standard Electrode Potentials
21.15 Uses of Standard Electrode Potentials
21.16 Standard Electrode Potentials for Other Half-Reactions
21.17 Corrosion
21.18 Corrosion protection

3 2 Effect of Concentrations on Electrode Potentials

21.19 The Nernst Equation
21.20 Using Electrochemical potential to determine concentrations
21.21 The relationship of Eocell to Go and K
21.22 Dry cells
21.23 The lead storage battery
21.24 The Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd) cell
21.25 The hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell

Soild, liquid and gas

4 7 12.1 Comparison solids, liquids, gases
12.2 Composition of atmosphere
12.3 Pressure
12.4 Boyle’s Law
12.5 Charles’s Law
12.6 STP
12.7 Combine gas law equation
12.8 Avogadro’s law and standard molar volume

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5 3 12.9 Summary of Gas Laws: The Ideal gas equation
12.10 Determination of molecular weight and molecular formula of gases
substances
12.11 Dalton’ law of Partial Pressures
12.12 Mass-volume relationships in reactions involving gases
12.13 The Kinetic-Molecular theory
12.14 Diffusion and Effusion of Gases
12.15 Deviations from Ideal Gas Behaviour (Real gas)
6 8 13.1 Kinetic –molecular description of liquids and solids
13.2 Intermolecular attractions and phase changes
13.3 Viscosity
13.4 Surface tension
13.5 Capillary action
13.6 Evaporation
13.7 Vapor pressure
13.8 Boiling point and distillation
13.9 Heat transfer involving liquids

7 1 13.10 Melting point

13.11 Heat transfer involving solids
13.12 Sublimation and vapor pressure of solids
13.13 Phase diagrams (P versus T)
13.14 Amorphous and crystalline solids
13.15 Structures of Crystals
13.16 Bonding in solids
13.17 Band theory of metals

Nuclear Chemistry
8 9 Intro. Comparison Of Chemical and Nuclear Reactions
26.1 The Nucleus
26.2 Neutron-Proton Ratio and Nuclear Stability
26.3 Nuclear Stability and Binding Energy

9 6 26.4 Radioactive Decay

26.5 Equations for Nuclear Reactions
26.6 Neutron Rich Nuclei (Above the Band of Stability)
27.7 Neutron Poor Nuclei (Below the Band of Stability)
26.8 Nuclei with Atomic Number Greater than 83: Examples 26.3

10 4 26.9 Detection of Radiation

26.10 Rates of Decay and Half-Life
Examples of calculation (Example 26.4)
26.11 Decay Series
26.12 Uses of Radionuclides: Radioactive Dating
Example 26.5
26.13 Artificial Transmutations of Elements
26.14 Nuclear Fission
26.15 Nuclear Fission Reactors