Solution Thermodynamics

Course Information 2016

Instructor:

Dr. G. Xu,  xugu@mcmaster.ca

Teaching Assistants:
Mukesh Sharma -  sharmmk2@mcmaster.ca – Tutorials and marking
Michelia Alba -  albam@mcmaster.ca -- Labs
Muralidharan Kumar -kumarm24@mcmaster.ca -- Labs

COURSE NOTES

Lecture Hours:

Monday, Thursday at 9:30-10:20, in DSB-AB102

Tutorial Hours:

Tuesday 9:30-10:20 in DSB-AB102

Labs: Tuesday and Thursday, 2:30-5:30pm in JHE-128
Lab Groups: coursenotes.mcmaster.ca/2D03
 Lab Schedule: coursenotes.mcmaster.ca/2D03

Calendar Description:
Thermodynamic activity in solid and liquid systems:  Gibbs energy of solutions; binary phase diagrams, equilibrium constant; reaction equilibria in gases; Ellingham diagrams.
Two lectures, one tutorial, and one lab session; second term
Prerequisite:  CHEM 1A03 or 1E03; and MATLS 2B03 
Antirequisite:  MATLS 2B06

Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Problem Solving.  Calculate the chemical potentials and activities from the knowledge of one component of a binary solution. Find the chemical reaction equilibrium involving gases, solids and solutions.
Obtain graphic information of solution activities from phase diagrams.
2. Knowledge Base learning Acquire basic concepts of solution activities, Gibbs free energy change during mixing, and Gibbs-Duhem equation. Establish chemical reaction equilibrium using thermodynamic laws, especially in the graphic form of the Ellingham Diagrams to simplify calculations. Find ways to quantify the phase equilibrium, to serve as the foundation of binary phase diagrams.
3.   Communication.  Effectively communicate technical information in written form.  Write professional lab reports, using acceptable format, graphics and referencing.

Text Book:

D.R. Gaskell, "Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials" 5th ed., Taylor & Francis, 2008 (The 4th edition is not very different).