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CH20194: Liquids and solutions

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2016/7
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Chemistry
Further information on credits Credits: 3      [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 60
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Semester 2
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: EX 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Examination (EX 100%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this module you must take CH10137 OR take CH10138
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To develop basic concepts of liquids and solutions including: a thermodynamic description of colligative properties, non-ideal behaviour, dielectric properties, electrolytes, fundamentals of solvation as well as some examples of liquids and solutions in context including liquid crystals, solutions of polymers and dynamic electrochemistry.

Learning Outcomes:

* Describe a liquid and a mixture of liquids in terms of its thermodynamic properties;
* Explain the effect of a solute on the freezing and boiling point of a liquid;
* Describe the dielectric properties of water and some non-aqueous polar solvents;
* Describe the hydration and solvation of ions;
* Describe the molecular structure found in common liquid crystals;
* Application of examples from electrochemistry as well as pure liquids and liquid mixtures to solve chemical problems.

Skills:
Problem-solving (T,A), Numeracy (F,A), Independent working (F).

Content:

* Thermodynamic properties of pure liquids and liquid mixtures (non-electrolytes)
* Partial molar quantities
* The vapour pressure of liquid mixtures
* Colligative properties - the effect of solute on the boiling and freezing points
* Non-ideal mixtures
* Dielectric properties - and examples water and non-aqueous polar solvents
* Activities, regular solutions
* Aqueous solutions of electrolytes - hydration, solvation of ions, Debye-Huckel theory, ionic transport and the ionic atmosphere
* Liquid crystals - order and molecular structure
* Solutions of polymers
* Dynamic electrochemistry - voltammetry, electrode kinetics.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

CH20194 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Chemistry

CH20194 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Chemistry
  • USCH-AFB03 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 3)
  • USCH-AAB04 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Study year abroad (Year 4)
  • USCH-AFM07 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 3)
  • USCH-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Industrial Placement (Year 4)
  • USCH-AKM07 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management with Industrial Placement (Year 4)

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