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UNIWERSITY OF WARSAW

1 Pasteura Str., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland, phone: +48 (0)22 822 02 11

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Subject

Thermochemistry
and Thermodynamics


No / course unit code


Semester

2M

Type of course

Specialization Lecture


Teaching hours
 per semester    per week

30      2

ECTS credits

2


Lecturer:

Dr. Tomasz Pawłowski
Room: 133A     Phone extn.:246     email: polta@chem.uw.edu.pl

Teaching Division:

Chemical Technology

Educational and
professional goals:


To intensify and broaden the knowledge on thermochemistry.

Course description:

Heat flow principles - heat transport processes: conduction, convection, radiation. Thermochemistry subject - physical effects of chemical changes and methods of their measurements, dynamic calorymetry. Thermochemistry investigation methodology. Hess’s law, thermochemical equations and heat of reaction calculations. Kirchhof’s law. Heat of reaction under constant volume and pressure, heat of formation. The Haber-Born Cycle. Heat of neutralisation, solution and dilution, heat of ionic hydratation. Dynamic calorimetry (Differential Scanning Calorimetry, derivatograph). Molar heat of phase transitions: evaporation, fusion, sublimation. Additivity rule. Thermochemical characteristic of chemical bonds, heat of formation of atomic bonds, heat of hydrogenation, combustion and regrouping. Thermochemical measurements of biological active compounds.

Required background:


Completion of the basic courses (1st, 2nd, 3rd year).

Form of assessment:


Oral test or written examination.

Remarks:

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