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CHEMISTRY 210
Physical Chemistry for Life and Environmental Sciences
The Application of Physical Chemistry to Biological, Earth and Environmental Systems
Instructor:
Dr. P.S. Phillips
Office:
Sci. 209. Phone 79574
e-mail: I do not do e-mail. Do not e-mail me.
Web Site:
https://people.ok.ubc.ca/pphillips/
Texts:#
Elements of Physical Chemistry 5th ed. P.W. Atkins, J. De Paula.
Physical Chemistry, J.E.White (optional).
UBCO Chemistry 2110 Laboratory Manual 2012. (online)
Chemistry 211 Lecture Notes 2012 (online)
Outline: (may change slightly as the course unfolds)
0. Introduction
1. The gas
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
laws
Review of the gas laws.
Partial pressures.
Composition of mixtures.
Introduction to kinetic theory.
Real gases and the origins of non-ideality.
2. Introduction to the language and nomenclature of thermodynamics.
a. Nomenclature, basic properties.
b. Heat & work, the 1st law
c. Thermochemistry, enthalpy
3.
The
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Second Law, Entropy.
Brief introduction to the Carnot cycle and efficiency
Entropy, the 2nd law.
Temperature, pressure and concentration dependence of entropy.
Entropy as a criterion for spontaneity. Ws6.1
Entropy. The third law. Ws5.5
Molecular (statistical) interpretation of entropy. Notes
4. Introduction to Gibbs Free Energy
d. Definition and interpretation
e. Driving force (enthalpic vs. entropic)
f. Concentration dependence
g. Temperature dependence.
h. Pressure dependence
5.
Equilibrium – types of and introduction to activity based equilibria.
a. Chemical reactions and activity
b. Acid-base equilibria (including, pKa’s, buffers, Henderson-Hasslebach equation etc.)
c. Miscellany – solubility products, partition coefficients. Henry’s Law etc.
6. Physical equilibria (optional)
a. Classius-Clapyron equation
b. Phase transitions
#(see attached note)
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c. Phase Rule
d. Binary and ternary phase diagrams.
7. Colligative
a.
b.
c.
d.
properties
Physical basis and examples.
Applications of osmosis
Chemical potential and activity
Transport – diffusion and osmosis
8. Kinetics
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Language and definitions. Relationship to thermodynamics.
Generalized chemical flow.
1st & 2nd order kinetics
Radioactivity & Dating.
RDS, steady state and rapid equilibrium
Michaelis-Menten kinetics
Introduction to Photochemistry (optional)
Temperature dependence (Arrhenius equation)
9. Cohesive
a.
b.
c.
Forces (optional)
Basic intermolecular forces
Polymers
The hydrophobic effect)
10. Introduction to spectroscopy (optional)
a. Basic principles
b. Beers’ Law
c. Basic methods
Detailed outlines for each topic are given in the course package.
Evaluation Procedure.
Mid-Term Exams (1hr*)
Final Exam (3 hr.)
Laboratory (3hr., 10* of)
30%*
50%*
20%
*TBA i.e. Subject to change.
NOTE: You must pass the laboratory section and the lecture section separately to pass the course. i.e. at least 10% of your
marks must come from the laboratory assignments, and at least 40% from the exams/test/problem-sets. You must hand in at
least five laboratory reports to pass the laboratory section. If you fail either, the lecture, or laboratory section, your maximum
grade will be 47%. Crib sheets are not permitted in the exams or tests. In fact, I have a zero tolerance policy to cheating
and plagiarism. (See below).
Attendance. Lecture attendance is not compulsory, but you are responsible for finding out about any announcements about
exams, tests or any other items that affect assessment.
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THE TEXTS
Elements of Physical Chemistry 4 or 5th th ed.. P.W. Atkins, J. De Paula.
course, but it gets you going. Pretty good on acids and bases. Order on-line.
(Required). This text is a little light for this
Physical Chemistry, 9th ed. , P.W. Atkins, De Julio. (Optional).
The standard physical chemistry text in North America. A shade advanced for 210.
Physical Chemistry, J.E. White (Semi-required, produced as a course package). This is a work-book, it contains worked
examples with some theoretical development. Past students tell me they found it very, very, useful in 201 and many subsequent
3rd year courses. It's cheap. Produced on-demand by bookstore.
Physical Chemistry, Engel & Ried. Good P.Chem text used in 201 and 304, but you are on your own if you have it.
Your First Year Text Book. While not at the depth or detail of a proper physical chemistry text, they are very good and will
help you get your feet of the ground.
UBC. Chemistry 210 Laboratory Manual. (Required – On Line) If you're doing the labs. you need this.
(only) previous manuals may do. Consult the prof.
For repeat students
Chemistry 210 Lecture Notes . (Required – On Line). Problem sets and misc. other handouts used in the course.
UBC Boilerplate. For more details see overleaf.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
The academic enterprise is founded on honesty, civility, and integrity. As members of this enterprise,
all students are expected to know, understand, and follow the codes of conduct regarding academic
integrity. At the most basic level, this means submitting only original work done by you and
acknowledging all sources of information or ideas and attributing them to others as required. This
also means you should not cheat, copy, or mislead others about what is your work. Violations of
academic integrity (i.e., misconduct) lead to the breakdown of the academic enterprise, and therefore
serious consequences arise and harsh sanctions are imposed. For example, incidences of plagiarism
or cheating may result in a mark of zero on the assignment or exam and more serious consequences
may apply if the matter is referred to the President’s Advisory Committee on Student Discipline.
Careful records are kept in order to monitor and prevent recurrences.
A more detailed description of academic integrity, including the policies and procedures, may be
found at http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/okanagan/index.cfm?tree=3,54,111,959.
If you have any questions about how academic integrity applies to this course, please consult with
your professor.
DISABILITY SERVICES
If you require disability-related accommodations to meet the course objectives, please contact the
Coordinator of Disability Resources located in the Student Development and Advising area of the
student services building. For more information about Disability Resources or academic
accommodations, please visit the website at:
http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/students/disres/welcome.html
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POLICIES ON WITHDRAWAL, AUDITS, TESTS, LABS. & EXAMS
Most of the policies below directly reflect university policy (in the calendar). However, some parts of university policy are left to
the discretion of the instructor. These policies are in addition to or clarify university policy. Not reading or understanding this,
or the calendar, is NOT an excuse for misconduct. If you are unclear on anything in these policies ask me.
Tests are supervised assessments given during lectures, tutorials or possibly ‘take-home’, that are worth less than or equal to
5% (of the total lecture section marks). Exams are assessments worth more than 5%. Laboratory experiments and their
reports are very important and since they are assessed separately from the course they are considered exams. (Each
laboratory session+report is worth about 10% of the total laboratory section mark). You are responsible for picking up your
tests, lab. reports, and, if applicable, exams.
a) The last day you can withdraw from the course, without an F (fail) appearing on your transcript, is listed in the calendar.
Please see me before withdrawing, many students withdraw unnecessarily. It is quite common to do badly at the start of
the course. Audit status is not granted for this class.
b) Waivers for, or out-of-time, exams or experiments may be given for medical (physicians note required), or for compassionate
reasons (usually taken to mean death or serious illness of an immediate family member, i.e. sibling, parent, guardian or child,
but not grandparents, aunts, uncles or friends). Other dispensations may be granted (see the calendar) including problems
associated with the disappearance of a lab. partner. Note that supporting documentation is required in all cases. Birthdays, mudslides, car problems, sporting events, family reunions, holidays or concerts (to name a few) are not compassionate reasons.
Furthermore:
1) A waiver of marks is only given for medical or compassionate reasons. The marks for no more than one exam, two
tests or one laboratory session, will be waived. Waivers are not given for laboratory reports.
2) Out-of-time exams or laboratory sessions are only given for medical or compassionate reasons. No more than one
out-of-time exam (excluding the final) or laboratory session will be granted. Out-of-time tests are not given.
3) No more than a total three dispensations (of any kind, for any test, exam or laboratory session) will be granted. No
dispensations will be granted for a fourth time for any reason whatsoever.
4) Some students can make special arrangements through disability services so items 1-3 may not apply, but such
students must see me at the beginning of term. See the calendar entry under disabilities for details.
5) The time of out-of-time exams or laboratory sessions are not negotiable, although some effort will be made to
accommodate your university timetable. Out of time experiments must be arranged with the laboratory professor.
6) Dispensations for the final exam require the deans' permission.
c) Some of you will enter professions where dishonesty can kill: cheating and plagiarism are not tolerated, you may receive an
F in the course if caught. See the calendar for the official policies (under discipline), some further details are below:
1) For tests and exams, the general policy is that the following activities are forbidden: copying; communication of any
form, with anything or anybody (other than the instructor); the use of mechanical, physical or electronic memory aids
other than those explicitly prescribed by the instructor.
2) Copying or reading other peoples lab. reports (plagiarism), or allowing your labs. to be copied or read, is not
permitted. Discussion of results or questions with your lab. partner(s) is permitted (and is encouraged), providing you
give the report in your own words. Copying of any part of a report (that is transfer of pertinent information from
other lab. reports, particularly via disk) is plagiarism, and is not permitted.
3) As part of my preventative measures against cheating, no programmable calculators are permitted in tests or exams.
You can by good scientific calculators for $15. Also tests/exams must be completed IN PEN.
This is a tough course. I have no intention of making it any tougher by mean-spiritedness, particularly as 95% of the students
are honest and hard-working. In fact, I would like to make the course as much fun as is reasonable for a thermodynamics
class. Unfortunately, all policies reflect the lowest common denominator in the class. (There’s at least one every year, you can
police them as well as I can).