Module Details

Module Code: ZCHE C3103
Module Title: Physical Chemistry
Title: Physical Chemistry
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Paula Rankin
Module Author:: Brian ORourke (Science Staff)
Domains:  
Module Description: To provide a basic knowledge of the measurement technques which underline chemical analysis and process. To use elcetrochemical and surface chemical methods to synthesize, extract and to electrodeposit. To investigate the mechnaisms of chemical reaction.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Explore the use of common laboratory instrumentation in controlling physicochemical process.
LO2 Develop methods for the efficient production and monitoring of electrolyte in electrochemical process.
LO3 Describe the importance of efficiency and yield in processes.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Websites and e-books will be used as much as formal printed material
n/a
Thermodynamics
Second, third laws of thermodynamics. Reversible and irreversible systems. Heats of reaction, entropy. Electrical potential
Surface & Colloid Chemistry
The dispersed state. Surface tension. Surfactants and emulsions. Viscosity and rheology. Adsorption. Catalysis.
Electrochemistry, Electrolytes
Fuel cells and emf. Debye-Huckel equation. Transport properties of electrolytes. Oxidation and reduction. Electrochemical deposition. Non-aqueous solvents and ionic liquids.
Kinetics
1st-, 2nd and 3rd – order processes. Law of mass action. Arrhenius equation. Yields in chemical process. Solubility product.
Phase behaviour
Phase rule. Henry’s Law. Binary and ternary phase diagrams. Melting and eutectic point determination. Melting behaviour of polymers. Alloy formation
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment10.00%
Practical30.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 10
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Thermodynamics. Heats of reaction, entropy. Surface & Colloid Chemistry
Viscosity and rheology.
Electrochemistry, Kinetics
Phase behaviour
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 30
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Viscosity of fluids and gels. Kinetic pathways of common reactions. Electrochemical processes. Surface chemical methods and emulsions. Solutions and conductivity. Optical properties.
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 60
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Thermodynamics. Heats of reaction, entropy. Surface & Colloid Chemistry
Viscosity and rheology.
Electrochemistry, Kinetics
Phase behaviour
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board
It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Two lectures per week, single semester 12 Weeks per Stage 2.00 24
Laboratory Contact One three-hour practical session over semester 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00 36
Independent Learning Time Non Contact Continuous assessment 15 Weeks per Stage 4.33 65
Total Weekly Contact Hours 5.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Christopher D. Rahn, Chao-Yang Wang. Battery Systems Engineering, [ISBN: 978-1-119-979].
  • Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula. (2014), Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Structure, and Change, 10th. W.H. Freeman, [ISBN: 978-14292901].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch. (2017), Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 7. [ISBN: 978-049501201].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
Discussion Note: