Thermodynamics And Electrochemistry

Course Code2862Marks: 100Credits: 4Class Hours: 60Course Title:Thermodynamics And ElectrochemistryExam Duration: 4 Hours1. Thermodynamics: Scope and limitations of thermodynamics; System; Surrounding; The direction of spontaneous changes: Degradation of energy: Carnot cycle; State functions; Entropy; Second law of thermodynamics; Clasius-Clapyron equation; Changes in U,H. and S. with temperature and pressure; Gibb’s-Helmtholtz equation; Heat engines; Third law of thermodynamics; Nernst’s heat theorem; Absolute entropy: Maxwell’s relations; Reversible,irreversible, adiabatic and isothermal processes: General Expression for Cp-Cv: Joule-Thompson expression; Inversion temperature: Temperature and pressure dependence of Gibbs function: Chemical potential and fugacity, Partial molar quantities; Gibbs-Duhem equation: Thermodynamics of mixing: Chemical potential in mixture; Thermodynamic equilibriumconstant; Equilibrium constant from thermal data: Dillingham’s diagram: Thermodynamic derivation of colligative properties.2. Electrochemistry:(a)Electrolytes and Conductance : Electrolyte, nonelectrolyte, polyelectrolye, Electrolysis and Farady’s Laws; conductance; specific conductance, equivalent conductance, molar conductance; Kohlrausch’s law. Conductance measurement, Conductometric titration; ionic mobility, Ion transport number and its determination. Theories of strong electrolytes; Debye-Huckellimiting law.(b)Cells and Potentials: Cells: Concept, Electrolytic and Galvanic cels; half cells; different types of electrodes and half cells; Half cell reactions & cell reactions; standard hydydrogen electrode, subsidiary and reference electrodes, electrode potentials, Electrochemical series and its application; e.m.f of cells, Nernst’s equation, concentration cells, measurement of e.m.f of a cell: Compensation method of measurement of electrode potential, Thermodynamic functions from e.m.f. standardfree energy changes, Equilibrium constant, practical cells. Standard Weston cadmium cell. Dry cell, alkaline cell, lead accumulator. Neutralization and hydrolysis, determination of hydrolysis constant by electrochemical techniques. Corrosion: Introduction, principle of corrosion, types of corrosion, methods of corrosion resistance, importance of corrosion resistance. Polarization: over voltage and ploargraphy.3. pH, Buffer and Indicators: Definition of pH, buffer and indicator, KWof water, buffer mechanism, preparation of buffer of definite pH, Acid-base PH titration carves, Determination Kafrom titration curve, Theories of indicator, pH range of indicator, Selection of indicator.Books Recommended:1.Physical Chemistry, P.W, Atkins, W.H. Freeman & Co.2.Physical Chemistry, G.W. Castellan, Narosa Publishing House

3.Thermodynamic for Chemists, S. Glasstone, East-West Press Pvt. Ltd.4.Chemical Thermodynamics, Basic Concepts and Methods, I.Fqotz, I.M. Klotz and R.M. Rosenberg, John Wiley & Sons.5.Physical Chemistry, G.M. Barrow, Tata McGraw Hill.6.Electrochemistry, S. Glasstone, East-West Press Pvt. Ltd.7.The Principles of Electrochemistry, D.A. Maclinnes, Reinhold Publishing Corporation.8.Modern Electrochemistry, J.O. Bockris and A.K.N. Reddy, Springes9.Physical Chemistry, W.J. Moore, Longmans Green & Co.