CHE 156 — Physical Chemistry For Engineers
BSc BSc Petroleum Engineering · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
States of matter: Gas laws, Ideal and real gases; Kinetic theory of gases. Thermodynamics: The First law, Heat Engines, Heat Capacity, Enthalpy and Thermochemistry. Chemical Kinetics: Elementary chemical kinetics, Basic rate laws, Effect of temperature and the Arrhenius Equation. Equilibrium I: Description of chemical equilibria, Equilibrium constant calculations, Predicting direction of equilibria, Heterogeneous equilibria. Response of equilibria to conditions: Pressure, Temperature and added reagents. Acids, bases, and salts. Definitions of strong and weak acids and bases, pH, Salts as acids and bases, Titration curves, Solubility equilibria, Ksp. Thermodynamics II: Second and Third Laws. Entropy and Free Energy of Chemical Reactions.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Year One
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- CHE 151 — Inorganic Chemistry For Engineers
- CHE 153 — Organic Chemistry For Engineers
- CHE 158 — Introduction to Information Technology
- EE 151 — Applied Electricity
- EE 152 — Basic Electronics
- ENGL 157 — Communication Skills I
- ENGL 158 — Communication Skills II
- MATH 151 — Mathematics I
- MATH 152 — Mathematics II
- ME 159 — Technical Drawing
- PHY 156 — Properties of Matter
- CHE 256 — Heat Transport Processes
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