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Thermodynamics & Kinetics

Chemistry MIT CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 36 lectures

This subject deals primarily with equilibrium properties of macroscopic systems, basic thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium of reactions in gas and solution phase, and rates of chemical reactions. ##### Acknowledgements The material for 5.60 has evolved over a period of many years, and therefore several faculty members have contributed to the development of the course contents. The following are known to have assisted in preparing the lecture notes available on OpenCourseWare: Emeritus Professors of Chemistry: Robert A. Alberty, Carl W. Garland, Irwin Oppenheim, John S. Waugh. Professors of Chemistry: Moungi Bawendi, John M. Deutch, Robert W. Field, Robert G. Griffin, Keith A. Nelson, Robert J. Silbey, Jeffrey I. Steinfeld. Professor of Bioengineering and Computer Science: Bruce Tidor. Professor of Chemistry, Rice University: James L. Kinsey. Professor of Physics, University of Illinois: Philip W. Phillips.

Syllabus

  1. 1 Lecture 1: State of a system, 0th law, equation of state
  2. 2 Lecture 2: Work, heat, first law
  3. 3 Lecture 3: Internal energy, expansion work
  4. 4 Lecture 4: Enthalpy
  5. 5 Lecture 5: Adiabatic changes
  6. 6 Lecture 6: Thermochemistry
  7. 7 Lecture 7: Calorimetry
  8. 8 Lecture 8: Second law
  9. 9 Lecture 9: Entropy and the Clausius inequality
  10. 10 Lecture 10: Entropy and irreversibility
  11. 11 Lecture 11: Fundamental equation, absolute S, third law
  12. 12 Lecture 12: Criteria for spontaneous change
  13. 13 Lecture 13: Gibbs free energy
  14. 14 Lecture 14: Multicomponent systems, chemical potential
  15. 15 Lecture 15: Chemical equilibrium
  16. 16 Lecture 16: Temperature, pressure and Kp
  17. 17 Lecture 17: Equilibrium: application to drug design
  18. 18 Lecture 18: Phase equilibria — one component
  19. 19 Lecture 19: Clausius-Clapeyron equation
  20. 20 Lecture 20: Phase equilibria — two components
  21. 21 Lecture 21: Ideal solutions
  22. 22 Lecture 22: Non-ideal solutions
  23. 23 Lecture 23: Colligative properties
  24. 24 Lecture 24: Introduction to statistical mechanics
  25. 25 Lecture 25: Partition function (q) — large N limit
  26. 26 Lecture 26: Partition function (Q) — many particles
  27. 27 Lecture 27: Statistical mechanics and discrete energy levels
  28. 28 Lecture 28: Model systems
  29. 29 Lecture 29: Applications: chemical and phase equilibria
  30. 30 Lecture 30: Introduction to reaction kinetics
  31. 31 Lecture 31: Complex reactions and mechanisms
  32. 32 Lecture 32: Steady-state and equilibrium approximations
  33. 33 Lecture 33: Chain reactions
  34. 34 Lecture 34: Temperature dependence, Ea, catalysis
  35. 35 Lecture 35: Enzyme catalysis
  36. 36 Lecture 36: Autocatalysis and oscillators

Course materials