ADVANCED PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Lesson plan:
Lecture Topic Covered Mode of Teaching
No. Aid

L1-L2 An introduction to quantum chemistry Class Notes

L3 Quantum tunneling Class Notes
L4 Optimization by variation technique Class Notes
L5 Chemical Bonding Class Notes
L6 Failure of MOT to explain the PES at dissociation zone Class Notes
L7-L8 The MO - LCAO Approximation, The Hydrogen Molecule Ion, H2+ Class Notes
, The Hydrogen molecule
L9-L10 The Hückel Approximation for Conjugated Hydrocarbons Class Notes
L11-L12 Thermodynamic functions and their relationships: Gibbs-Helmholtz Class Notes
and Maxwell relations, van’t Hoff equation
L13-L17 Criteria of spontaneity and equilibrium. Absolute entropy. Partial Class Notes
molar quantities. Thermodynamics of mixing. Chemical potential.
Fugacity, activity and activity coefficients.
Assignment I
L18-L20 Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Phase diagram of one component Class Notes
systems: CO2, H2O, S; two component systems: liquid-vapour,
liquid-liquid and solid-liquid systems.
L21 Fractional distillation. Azeotropes and eutectics. Class Notes
L22-23 Transition state theory: Eyring equation, thermodynamic aspects Class Notes
L24-L25 Surface catalysis: Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. Surface Class Notes
tension, viscosity
L26 Physical chemistry of colloids, micelles and macromolecules Class Notes
L27-L28 NET/GATE questions Class Notes
Assignment II

Physical Chemistry Practical

1. To determine the concentration of a given solution of glycerol (or sucrose) by measuring
viscosity of the solution
2. Preparation and characterization of silver nanoparticles
3. To study the surface tension of a liquid and determine the surface tension of and
unknown liquid
4. Studies on kinetics of iodination of acetone (acid/iodine effects)
5. To show the benzoic acid dimerizes benzene
6. To study the effect of urea on protein structure by UV-visible spectroscopy
7. Determination of pKa of a polybasic acid using pH metre or UV
8. To determine the composition and stability constant of Fe(III)-salicylic acid complex
calorimetrically by Job’s method of continuous variation
9. Determination of magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic material by using Quincke’s
method
10. Determination of CMC and micellization parameters of an ionic surfactant
conductometrically.