CHEM2008 - Principles of Physical Chemistry
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Offering Academic Unit | Department of Chemistry | Credit Units | 4 | Course Duration | One Semester | Equivalent Course(s) | BCH2008 | Course Offering Term*: | Semester B 2024/25
Semester B 2025/26 (Tentative) |
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice |
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Course Aims
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This aim of the course is to allow students to:
- understand the states of matter through the ideal gas law and real gas equations of states, the kinetic theory and Boltzmann distribution of particles;
- describe the nature of and interactions between radiation and matter through elementary quantum theory;
- identify and comprehend the first and second and third laws of thermodynamics;
- apply the principles of introductory kinetics to analytical procedures in chemical reactions.
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Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
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Continuous Assessment: 30% |
Examination: 70% |
Examination Duration: 3 hours |
Starting from Semester A, 2015-16, students must satisfy the following minimum passing requirement for courses offered by CHEM: 'A minimum of 40% in both coursework and examination components.'?? |
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Detailed Course Information
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CHEM2008.pdf
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