Physical chemistry Definition and 132 Threads

For the problem of particle in a 1D box V(x)=0 for 0≦x≦a ∞ for anywhere outside the box I know that Hamiltonian operator commutes with momentum operator so they should have smae eigenfunction but it's obvious that the wavefunction (2/a)^1/2sin(nπx/a) is not a eigenfunction of linear...

The Joule coefficient, μJ, is defined as μ = (∂T/∂V)U. Show that μJ CV = p – αT/κ Relevant equations Cv=(∂U/∂T)v κT=-1/V*(∂V/∂p)T α=1/V*(∂V/∂T)p dV(T,p)=(∂V/∂T)pdt+(∂V/∂p)TdpWhat I have attempted was to make μ = (∂T/∂V)U=(∂T/∂U)V(∂U/∂V)T=(∂U/∂V)T*Cv-1. Then α/κT=(∂V/∂T)p/(∂V/∂p)T because the...

Homework Statement For the reaction CH3OH(l) → CH4 (g)+ 1/2 O2 (g)[/B] (a) Calculate ∆Ho298 (b) Calculate ∆Eo298 (c) Write an equation that would allow you to determine ∆H at 500°C and 1atm Homework Equations ∆H=∆E+∆(PV) ∆H=Σ∆Hproducts-Σ∆Hreactants The Attempt at a Solution a)...

Homework Statement A particle is described by the state of the following wave function. wavefunction(x,y) = 30/[(a^5)(b^5)]^1/2 * x(a-x) * b(b-y) Homework Equations integral from 0 to i of x^n * (1-x)^m dx = (n!m!)/(n+m+1)! The Attempt at a Solution I know that normalizing means taking the...

I saw many books on physical chemistry by Peter Atkins. 1)Elements of Physical chemistry by Peter Atkins and Julio De Paula 2)Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins and Julio De Paula 3)Chemical Pricnciples - A quest for insight by Peter Atkins and Loretta Jones Which book should I use for learning...

I've been tutoring for chemistry and someone asked me to clarify the difference of spin angular momentum and orbital angular momentum without math. I was trying to think of a metaphor, but I wanted to make sure it's a fair one--the spin angular momentum is like Earth rotating on its own axis...

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Homework Statement Adsorption, coagulation, and flocculation are all important processes to remove or separate target substances from mixtures. In these processes, we can observe the spontaneous decrease of entropy.; can we therefore conclude that the second law of thermodynamics doesn't always...

Homework Statement A weather balloon is filled with Helium gas and released from the ground. It goes up 18km and achieves a diameter of 15m. Determine if the following values are greater than zero, less than zero, or equal to zero: ΔV, ΔP, ΔT, ΔU, ΔH, Ssys, surr, Stot Homework Equations ΔU =...

For a van der Waals gas, there are London dispersion forces causing the gas particles to be attracted to each other while the law of excluded volume provides repulsive forces. How do each of these characteristics effect the pressure, volume, and temperature of the gas? I assumed that for the...

I want a good book on Physical Chemistry at 11-12(university or pre-un) grade level. It should include topics about bonding(VSEPR, VBT, MO) etc. I also need suggestions about some books on organic and inorganic chemistry.

Homework Statement The dissociation constant Ka for the acid-base reaction HA-->(H+)+(A-) is given by Ka = products / reactants; but instead of listing Ka, people generally list pKa = -logKa (where log indicates the 10-base logarithm). Similarly, instead of using [H+], people generally use pH...

Homework Statement For the reaction: 2SO3(g) →2SO2(g)+O2(g) when 2.00 mol of SO3 is added to a flask at 10.0 L and 350 K at fixed volume, at equilibrium the ratio of SO2:SO3 is 0.663. What is the values of the equilibrium constant? What is ΔG° at this temperature? Homework Equations...

Homework Statement Given the functions Q(v,w) and R(v,w) [/B] K = v(dQ/dv)r and L = v(dQ/dv)w Show that (1/v)K = (1/v)L + (dQ/dw)v (dW/dv)r I have the problem attached if for clarity of the information. Homework Equations I assume everything is given in the problem. The Attempt at...

Good evening guys, I have to decide whether to purchase Atkins or Levine for my physical chemistry learning? Personal experiences with the textbooks are encouraged.

Homework Statement The Reaction; 2NO(g) + Cl2 (g) → 2NOCl (g) Is second order in NO and first order in Cl2. Five moles of nitric oxide and two moles of Cl2 were brought together in a volume of 2dm3 and initial rate was 2.4x10-3 moldm-3sec-1. What will be the rate when one half of the...

Homework Statement In the electrochemists technique of cyclic voltammetry, the peak current, I, is a simple function of the scan rate, v, according to the Randles-Sevcik equation: Homework Equations I = 0.4463nFAc(nF / RT)^1/2 D^1/2 V^1/2 Where n is the number of electrons transferred, F is...

Homework Statement Consider the adiabatic expansion of .553mol of an ideal monatomic gas with CV,m = 3R/2. The initial state is described by P = 6.25bar and T = 306K. Calculate the final temperature if the same gas undergoes an adiabatic expansion against an external pressure of P = 1.25bar to...

Hello, everyone. I am currently a junior [physical] chemistry major and am picking out my future upper division electives. I've narrowed them down to a handful of classes and what I'm looking for is just a little background information on them, which ones might be better than others, general...

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Hey guys, I hope this is the right spot to this. I don't want to get another infraction. I just got recently got out of my first physical chemistry class and am now thinking towards the second one. I'm wondering which book would be the best supplement to read over the break and help me get...

23.7 g of water is in a container of 23.7 L at 298.15 . The vapor pressure of water at this temperature is 23.76 Torr. A) What phases are present? B) At what volume would only the gas phase be present? C) At what volume would only the liquid phase be present? A) I know that only the...

Homework Statement Two balls, one soaked in concentrated HCl and the other in NH4OH are placed at the left and right ends of a 1m long evacuated glass tube, respectively. HCl and ammonia vaporize and travel down the tube, reacting to form a white ring where they meet. Where does the ring form...

Hello all, This is a homework problem for my CHE345 class. Not sure what to do here, please at least let me know if I'm in the right ballpark. Homework Statement A student decomposes KCLO3 and collects 35.2 cm^3 of O2 over water at 23.0°C. The laboratory barometer reads 751 Torr. The...

Is it a good idea to take P Chem without taking any chemistry at college level? My high school had a strong chemistry program (we did organic in high school) but I haven't done any Chemistry in college. I am currently taking Quantum Mech 2, and will be taking Thermal Physics and Condensed Matter...

Uh, my program is Biotechnology/biochem (might change it). I can take a "Biophysical chemistry"or a "physical chemistry" mind you, I am strugging to even pas year one physics i hate it and it sucks. So I really want something with not as much math. Does anyone know if biophysicalchem has less...

Homework Statement The equilibrium concentration of oxygen in fresh water exposed to the atmosphere is given for two temperatures. At 15 degrees celcius equilib [O2]= 630μmol/L at 25 degrees celcius equiln [O2]= 517μmol/L The expression for the equilibrium constant, K, between the oxygen...

A mole of air (80% Nitrogen, and 20% Oxygen by volume) at 298.15K is brought into contact with liquid water which has a vapor pressure of 3168 Pa at this temperature. a) what is the volume of the dry air if the pressure is 1 bar? b) what is the final volume of the air saturated with...

Homework Statement The following data were obtained for trace elemental zinc in a particular sample of high purity (%Au> 99.99%). The results are given in mg Zn/ kg Au. 15.38, 15.17, 15.33, 14.88, 14.71, 15.42, 15.60, 15.22 Find the zinc content and the uncertainty at 95% confidence...

How much overlap is there between physical chemistry and chemical engineering with regards to thermodynamics, kinetics, and transport phenomena? Would it be beneficial for a chemical engineering student to take the physical chemistry courses that deal with these topics? Or would it be redundant...

This isn't a homework question per se, but more of a coursework question. Specifically, I'm a bit at a loss as to how to go about learning a particular section of the coursework for a physical chemistry (i.e. thermochemistry) class I am taking. The section in question is that pertaining to...

Homework Statement Estimate ΔG for the process where one mol of ideal gas is subjected to an increase in pressure from 1.00 atm to 11.0 atm at 25.0°C. Homework Equations ΔG=ΔH-TΔS ΔH=C(p,m)(Tf-Ti The Attempt at a Solution Seems straight forward, but it seems i am not given...

Homework Statement 1. Ideally, the handle of a frying pan should not get hot while you are cooking with it. Based on the information listed in Table 2.8 of your textbook (or 2.7 in 8th, 2.6 in 7th ed.) choose the substance below that would be the best frying pan handle material. Assume that...

I am new to this forum. Although physical chemistry only requires calculus 3 (which I'll have taken regardless), many people are saying that I would be better off taking more math than that before taking physical chem, since I wouldn't have to learn as much that's new. I've been recommended...

Homework Statement The dissolution of 5.25 g of a substance in 565 g of benzene at 298 K raises the boiling point by 0.625°C. Note that Kf = 5.12 K kg mol-1, and Kb = 2.53 K kg mol-1, and the density of benzene is 876.6 kg m-3. Calculate the freezing point depression, the ratio of the...

Are they different in any significant ways? Are they frequently confusing? For whatever reason, I find pchem books somewhat hard to read (for now) because something with the notation is confusing me. Statistical Mechanics books are much more readable. Okay, for some reason, I understand things...

Warning: I'm not a practicing chemist. Answers in as-simple-as-possible language (but not oversimplified!) would be greatly appreciated! I'd like to know if the chemical properties of a solid can be affected by conduction band electrons. I assume that, in the majority of cases (and perhaps...

Homework Statement What are the energies and wave functions for the quantum mechanical model where V = infinity for x less than or equal to 0 and V = kx2/2 for x greater than or equal to 0? Homework Equations 1-D particle in a box E = (h2/8m)(n2/L2) Harmonic Oscillator E = (v +...

Hi. I did well in calc 1, but I got a C in calc 2. I also took both calc 1 and 2 about five years ago. I feel I didn't do well in Calc 2 because i didn't try, not because I was incapable of understanding, but I honestly have NO IDEA what calc 2 was about. However, Physics 2 (with calculus)...

I am an undergraduate student who wants a good, easy to understand, book for physical chemistry, specialized on topics like equilibrium, kinetics, etc. Please recommend some good books, which have the concepts explained thoroughly.

Homework Statement Two containers each contain 0.500 moles of N2 initially at 300. K. One container has a fixed volume, and the other container has a movable frictionless piston. If both containers are heated by 1000. J energy, calculate the final temperature of N2 for each container...

Homework Statement Use the maxwell Boltzmann distribution to derive an expression for <v^3> Homework Equations <v>=(8RT/piM)^1/2 The Attempt at a Solution I know that you have to integrate from 0 to infinity v^3p(v)dv.. but I don't really know how to integrate this. I just need to...

Homework Statement At what temperature will isopropanol (Tbp = 82.5C) and carbon tetrachloride (Tbp = 76.7C) have the same vapour pressure? For isopropanol and carbon tetrachloride, the standard enthalpies of vaporization are 32.54 kJ mol-1 and 44.0 kJ mol-1, respectively. Homework...

I've been trying to learn more about physical chemistry, especially since only after graduating did I realize how neat of a field it is. In my undergraduate program, we had a course in classical thermodynamics (we never reached statistical mechanics or kinetics), then there was a quantum...

I put off an assignment until the last minute and on the very last question it came back to bite me in the butt. I'm supposed to derive an equation from another equation, and the math is not working out for me. If there's anyone still up and reading this and that can point me in the right...

Homework Statement Cloud moves from alt. 2000m (P = 0.802atm) to 3500m (P = 0.602) when it encounters a mountain. It expands adiabatically. The initial temp is 288K, CP,m for the air is 28.86 J/Kmol (assume ideal). What is the final temp and will it drop it's moisture?The attempt at a solution...

any recommendations to a physical chemistry book? I want to know which one is the easiest to understand, and covers all the material in detail.

I'm just having a difficult time trying to differentiate between variables used and terms thrown around in PChem. :confused: First of all, what is the difference between "bond energy" and "bond dissociation energy" in a Morse potential curve? I thought they were interchangeable. Also, does...

Hello, I am going to be taking the ACS physical chemistry exam in a few days and am trying to find out the materrial that will be on it. The ACS website leaves out a lot of stuff in there description.