C 23J PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (4 Credits) (Semester I)
Pre-requisites:
C 10J and C 10K
Syllabus:
Kinetic factors influencing the rates of chemical change in
complex reacting systems. Theories of reaction rates. Methods of
determining the rates of fast reactions.
Quantum Mechanics - Existence and occupation of discrete energy
levels; properties of orbitals in atoms and molecules.
Polymers, Colloids and Surfaces - Kinetic models for chain and
stepwise polymerisation. Methods of determining the relative
molar mass (RMM) of polymers. The relationship between RMM and
properties of polymers. Adsorption of gases of solid surfaces.
Determination of surface areas of absorbents.
A practical course of 36 hours.
C 33J PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (4 Credits) (Semester II)
Pre-requisites:
C 10J and C10K
Syllabus:
Thermodynamics of open systems. Chemical potentials, application
to ideal gases, liquid mixtures (ideal and regular solutions).
Electrochemical theories of ion-ion interactions. Cell potentials
and their applications. Spectroscopy and Photochemistry.
Rotational, vibrational and Raman spectroscopy for diatomic and
non-linear molecules. UV/visible spectra for diatomic molecules -
electronic transitions; dissociation energies, Franck-Condon
principle. Collisional processes and energy changes in
electronically excited atoms and molecules.
A practical course of 36 hours.
C33K CHEMISTRY OF POLYMERS (4 Credits) (Semester I)
Pre-requisites:
C23J and C33J
Syllabus:
Polymers - Classification, synthesis, molar mass and
distribution. Step-growth polymerisation, control of molar mass.
Free radical addition polymerisation; Initiators and terminators,
chain growth. Steady state kinetics. Thermodynamics of radical
polymerisation. Cationic and anionic polymerisation-general
characteristics. Copolymerisation, block copolymers, graft
copolymers, ionomers. Stereochemical features of polymerisation.
Polymers in solution. Crystalline, amorphous and elastomeric
states. Structure - property relationships.
A practical course of 36 hours.
C 33L THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY (4 Credits) (Semester I)
Pre-requisites:
C 23J and C 33J
Syllabus:
Statistical thermodynamics. Molecular orbital theory and its
applications. Computational methods in theoretical chemistry.
Practical work is of the following form: Students are required to
attain a satisfactory level of performance in the use of
computational methods in solving problems in theoretical
chemistry.
Students will be required to satisfy the Examiners in both the
written paper and the practical work separately.
C 33M PROPERTIES OF MATTER (4 Credits) (Semester II)
Pre-requisites:
C 23J and C 33J
Syllabus:
The structure of solids, liquids and gases. The properties of
surfaces and colloids. Intermolecular forces, van der Waals
interactions equations of state for non-ideal gases. Structure of
solids. X-ray diffraction for determining structure. Structure of
liquids. Electrical properties of solids and liquids,
polarizability, refractive index, optical activity. Magnetic
properties. Transport properties, Surface Chemistry,
Thermodynamics of surfaces. Modern methods for studying surfaces.
Kinetics of surface reactions.
A practical course of 36 hours.
C 33N MODERN SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS AND ADVANCED
ELECTROCHEMISTRY (4 Credits) (Semester II)
Pre-requisties:
C 23J and C 33J
Syllabus:
Photochemistry - fluorescence, phosphorescence and delayed
fluorescence from large organic molecules. Flash photolysis
techniques. Quenching of singlet and triplet states including
collisional quenching by oxygen and paramagnetic ions in
solution. Introduction to basic principles and instrumentation
for spectroscopic techniques eg. NMR, EPR (ESR), Mass
Spectroscopy, Lasers, FTIR etc.
Nuclear reactions, Applications in x-ray fluorescence
spectroscopy and neutron activation analysis. Dating and tracer
applications. Electrode kinetics, mass transfer to electrodes,
techniques for measuring electrode kinetics. Topics in
electroanalytical chemistry.
A practical course of 36 hours.
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