Kurdistan Regional Government – Iraq
Council of Ministers
Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research
University of Salahaddin-Erbil
College of Science
Chemistry Department
Course Description
Course Title
Class
Year
Course Credits
Course Time
Course Duration
Instructor
E-mail
Course information
Kinetic chemistry
3rd Year student
2013-2014
2hr.
Tue. Group-2(8.30-10.30) & Group-1(11.30-1.30)
30 weak
Dr. Shireen I. Hamadamin
Shireenhawlery@gmail.com
References
Title
Physical chemistry
Authors
F. Daniels & R.A. Alberty
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Year
1966
Edition
3rd Ed.
Other References
(1)
Chemical kinetics, K. j. Ladler, 3rd
Edition, Harper Collins Pub.1987.
(2)
Physical chemistry, Atkins & de paula,
7th ed., Oxford University press, 2007.
Assessment Type
1st Exam
2nd Exam
Other
Final Exam
Evaluation Policy
Expected Date
Wed /2/2014
Wed /4/2014
Homework & Discussion
Weight
20%
20%
10%
50%
Teaching and learning Methods
Lectures: that covers and explains the chemical concepts mentioned
above. All lectures will be presented by the aid of Data show and will
be supported by doing the following techniques.
Solved examples: from the text or from problems set will be given to
you.
Home works, the student must submit a complete report for
solutions of the given problems:
Short Report: from the course outline, using the Internet, Journals
and any other Text Books in Physical chemistry. (5-Marks)
Course Outline
Chapter 1
1.1 Kinetic molecular theory of gases:
(6)Lectures
(1)Lec. Discussion 1.2 Postulates of kinetic theory of gases:
1.3 Ideal gas properties:
1.4 Pressure of an ideal gas:
1.5 The kinetic energy of transition
1.6 Root mean square velocity
1.7 Number of collision with the wall:
1.8 Viscosity
1.8.1 Difference in origin of viscosity of a liquid
and a gas:
1.8.2 Kinetic theory of gas viscosity
1.9 Mean free path:
1.10 Boltzman distribution of molecular speed:
1.11 Maxwell speed distribution:
1.12 Velocity distribution in one dimension
1.13 Velocity distribution in three dimensions
Chapter 2
2.1 Chemical kinetic
(12)Lectures
2.2 Rate of reaction:
(1)Lec. Discussion 2.3 Factors affecting on the rate of reaction:
2.4 Order of reaction:
2.5 Molecularity of reaction:
2.6 Pseudo order of reaction and apparent rate
constant
2.7 Zero order reaction
2.8 First order reaction
2.9 Second-order reactions
2.10 3rd-order reactions
2.11 n-th-order reactions
2.12 Determination of the order of the reaction
2.13 Effect of temperature:
2.14 Energy of activation
2.15 Pressure effect
2.16 Effect of solvent
2.17 Ionic strength effect
Exam1
2.18 Theories of reaction Rates
1-Collision theory:
2-The transition-state theory(activation energy theory)
2.19 Complex reactions
1234-
Parallel reactions
Reversible reactions
Consecutive reactions
Chain reactions
Chapter3
3.1 Photochemistry:
(4)Lectures
3.2 Lows in photochemical reactions:
(1)Lec. Discussion 3.3 Thermal and photochemical reactions:
3.4 Primary and secondary photochemical
reactions:
3.5 Quantum yield:
3.6 Energy transfer and photosensitization:
3.7 photochemical reaction kinetics
Exam 2
Chapter 4
4.1 Catalytic reactions
4.1.1 Homogeneous catalysis:
(4)Lectures
4.1.2 Heterogeneous catalysis:
(1)Lec. Discussion
4.2 Langmuir isotherm:
4.3 Enzyme Kinetics
4.4 Michaelis - Menten Kinetics