COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 2013 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET KADIR YURDAKOÇ

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to give insight on the physico-chemical properties of the materials and to characterize these properties, surface properties, solution preparation and separation, and to assist the thermodynamics subjects, i.e. phase, polymer chemistry, and corrosion.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have a knowledge on gases and basic gas laws, the ideal gas
2   To be able to express the concept of phase diagram, vapor pressure, enthalpy of vaporization
3   To have a knowledge on liquids, basic physical and chemical properties, and the contribution of viscosity and surface tension on material selection and determination methods
4   To be able to understand the importance on the quantity, preparation of solution in terms of the particle material properties and numerical features
5   To be able to interpret the balance
6   To be able to describe the electrochemistry, electrical properties of materials, conductor, insulator, conductivity determination in aqueous solutions with applications
7   To be able to explain the reaction rate of chemical reactions, the reaction rate parameters and the phenomenon of catalysis
8   To have knowledge on colloid and surface chemistry, adsorption, desorption, porosity, pore size distribution, and interface chemistry

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Gas and the laws of gases (ideal gas, Boyle-Mariotte, Charles-Gay-Lussac, Avogadro)
2 Kinetic theory of gases and its results, Cp and Cv calculation, energy and velocity distributions, real gases and equations of state, basic characteristics of gases
3 Liquids, phase diagrams, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, viscosity, surface tension and related concepts
4 Solutions, the concentration, the Nernst distribution law, extraction, colligative properties (vapor pressure lowering, boiling point elevation, freezing point depression, osmotic pressure)
5 Raoult, Henry, Dalton's law, resolutions of gases in liquids
6 Phase Diagrams of Two-Component Mixtures Raoult's Law Wake Liquid-Vapor Balance: Distillation (: Distillation) Solid-Liquid Equilibrium: Solubility and Crystallization
7 Chemical equilibrium, homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibrium, Le Chatelier's principle
8 Electrochemistry (metallic and electrolytic conductivity, basic definitions and concepts)
9 Transmission of Electricity electrolytic conductivity, resistance, conductivity, molar concentration dependence of conductivity; Ion Mobility and Transport Numbers; Diffusion; conductometryic titration
10 Investigation of Ionic Reactions Electrochemical Cells Electrical Measurements; Thermodynamics of galvanic cells; Reversible Electrode Types of Standard Electrode Potentials; Electrochemical Battery Types, Electrolysis, Corrosion
11 Chemical Kinetics; Basic concepts and simple kinetics
12 Surface Chemistry and Colloids; interfaces; Adsorption

Recomended or Required Reading

Sarıkaya, Y., Fizikokimya , Gazi Kitapevi, Ankara, 2005, Geniş. 6. Baskı, ISBN: 975-7313-11-4
Atkins, P. W., Physical Chemistry , Oxford University Press, Oxford, 8th. Ed., 2006. ISBN: 0-19-870072-5.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations, exercises, slayt, quiz, assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 QUZ QUIZ
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for quiz etc. 4 4 16
Preparing assignments 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
Quiz etc. 4 1 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 110

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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