Catalog Data:  Studies of phase equilibra, quantum mechanics and atomic structure, chemical bonding, spectroscopy, diffraction, rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions, catalysis, photochemistry, collision theory, and macromolecules. Offered in the Spring semester. One semester; three credits.

Prerequisite: CHEM 351 and 351L., PHYS 252 and 252L, MATH 232. Corequisite: CHEM 352

Textbooks:  Physical Chemistry, 2nd ed.; Laidler and Meiser; Houghton Mifflan Company; Boston (1995).

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Goals:  To teach the student the application of the methods of physics to chemical problems. To prepare the student for succeeding chemistry or chemical engineering courses.

Topics: 
Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure
The Chemical Bond Foundations of Chemical Spectroscopy
Some modern Applications of Spectroscopy
Molecular Statistics
The Solid State
The Liquid State
Surface Chemistry and Colloids
Transport Properties
Macromolecules

Exams:  4

Final Exam Comprehensive

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Coordinator Dr. William Busler

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