Physical Chemistry I

This course covers fundamental principles of chemical dynamics and chemical thermodynamics. A theoretical study of the macroscopic behavior and microscopic structure of matter using mathematical models; kinetic theory of gases, rate laws, mechanism, collision theory, activated complex theory; the three laws of thermodynamics and their application to chemical systems; thermodynamics of chemical reactions, thermodynamics of solutions, thermodynamics of phase transformation, chemical equilibrium. Prerequisite: CHM 211. separation, purification and identification of organic compounds. The identification of pure compounds and of components of mixtures of organic compounds is accomplished by chemical and spectral methods and/ or synthesis of derivatives. It covers the theory of NMR (including two-dimensional proton), infrared and mass spectrometry with emphasis on spectral interpretation skills needed for the elucidation of structure. Prerequisites: CHM 222, CHM 272.