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Title: M201, Thermodynamics
Institution: Murdoch University, Australia

Level:
Degree.

Description:
The following topics are covered:
Energetics - 1st law, heat, work, internal energy, enthalpy, heat capacity.
Entropy and Free Energy - Carnot cycle, 2nd law, entropy, free energy and work functions, 3rd law, equations of state.
Changes of State - phases, components, degrees of freedom, phase rule, simple phase diagrams; Solutions - integral and partial molar quantities, active co-efficient, ideal and non-ideal solutions Gibbs-Duhem equation.
Chemical Affinity - equilibrium, equilibrium constant, activities and standard states, equilibria of various types of systems.
Electrochemistry - free energy, entropy and enthalpy of reversible cells, ionic activities and activity of co-efficients, Nernst equation.

Assessment is by assignments, final examination and laboratory work.
Prerequisites: M161 Calculus and Matrix Algebra (previously entitled Principles of Mathematics) or M182 Applied Mathematics. A knowledge of chemistry equivalent to that in M140 Introduction to Chemistry is assumed, and students must pass M141 Principles of Chemistry or M142 Chemistry to Life Sciences or M150 Physics for Science and Engineering before undertaking this course.

Programmes for which this course is required or in which it can be included:
Bachelor of Science in Mineral Science (Extractive Metallurgy) Bachelor of Science in Physics.


Languages:
English

Media and methods employed: Face-to-face tutorials, telephone tutorials, audio cassettes, video cassettes.
Specially written materials, including guides for self-paced study, supported where possible and where appropriate by audio and video cassette tapes, special audio-visual equipment, face-to-face tutoring, telephone tutoring.

Administrative information:
This is a 1 semester course (15 weeks). Between 10-14 hours of study per week is required. It is a 3 point course.

Murdoch University is a member of WADEC (the Western Australian Distance Education Consortium). Copyright in all external mode course materials is held by Murdoch University and enquiries regarding access to, or purchase of, materials should be addressed in the first instance to the Director of External Studies, Murdoch University.


Classification:
070410 CHEMISTRY
070430 PHYSICS

Date: 21 December 1995 bb
Source: 1996 Handbook & Calendar

© 1999 International Centre for Distance Learning, The Open University

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