Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr, 10h Mon. WS
Number of credits
| Bachelor in chemistry | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
1. Electrical conductivity of strong electrolytes Faraday's laws
Electrical conduction of electrolyte solutions - Ion mobility
Influence of concentration: Experimental observations
Ion mobility and molar conductivity - Transport number
Interpretation of limiting molar conductivity values. Ion hydration
Influence of temperature and solvent on the limiting molar conductivity of an ion
Conductivity of weak electrolytes
Applications of conductivity measurements
2. Ion interactions: Debye-Hückel theory
Electrostatic potential near an ion
Dependence of molar conductivity on electrolyte concentration
Conductivity of weak electrolytes - Influence of interactions
Calculation of activity coefficients using Debye-Hückel theory
3. Thermodynamics of electrochemical cells
Effect of an electric potential on the chemical potential of charged species
Conventions and standard states in electrochemistry
Electrochemical reactions and Nernst equation
Determining the Gibbs free energy and reaction entropy through electrochemistry
Relationship between electromotive force and equilibrium constant
Determination of standard potentials and activity coefficients through electrochemistry
4. Ellingham and Pourbaix diagrams
Stability of metal oxides and Ellingham diagrams
Potential-pH diagrams or Pourbaix diagrams
5. Transport phenomena in chemistry
What is a transport phenomenon?
Mass transport: Diffusion phenomenon
Transport by concentration gradient
Energy transport: Thermal conduction
Gas viscosity
Diffusion in liquids - Liquid viscosity
Ionic conduction
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course of scond year deepens the subjects seen in the 1st year course of General Chemistry and opens to more conceptual subjects.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good knowledge of general chemistry (fisrt year)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Face-to-face
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Chimie générale, Loïc Quinton (CHIM0748/CHIM0758)
Reference book: Physical Chemistry, P. Atkins,
Lectures notes progressively desposited on eCampus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Further information:
The final evaluation concerns all the parts of the course (theory, problems, laboratory)
Work placement(s)
N.R.
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Enseignants :
Prof. Loïc Quinton, loic.quinton@uliege.be
Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry
MolSys Research Unit
Allée du six Aout 11 - Quartier Agora - Liège Université
B4000 -Liège 1 - Belgium
Tel +0032 4 366 3679
Assistants :
Martin Blavier, martin.blavier@uliege.be
Vincent Natalis, vincent.natalis@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.