This page was updated 5Dec07 to add the
problem assignment for Chpt 17.  All problem
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CHE 446G

THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

CHE 446G:  Physical Chemistry For Engineers


Prerequisites:       CHE 107;  CHE 115 or 111/113;
                              MA 213;  PHY 232; 
                              CME 200 or the equivalent

Instructor:

Fall 2007, Prof. Carolyn P. Brock, CP 105, cpbrock@uky.edu.


Course Information:

Syllabus

 

Useful Links:

Problem Sets:

List of Classic Problems that should be understood thoroughly:

  • particle in a 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D box
  • particle on a circle
  • HBr rotational-vibrational spectrum
  • mixing of perfect gases
  • melting/freezing and vaporization/condensation under equilibrium conditions
  • freezing of supercooled water
  • equilibrium vapor pressure of a pure liquid
    (or equilibrium sublimation pressure of a pure solid)
  • equilibrium of NO2 and N2O4 gases

 

Chapter 17

Chapter 14

Chapter 12

Chapter 11

Chapter 10

Chapter 9

Chapter 7

Chapter 6

Chapter 5

Chapter 4

Chapter 3

Chapter 2

Chapter 1

Chapter 22

Chapter 15

Chapter 19

Chapter 21

Chapter 18

 

Old Exams:

Exam 1

Exam 2

Exam 3

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This page was updated 5Dec07 to add the
problem assignment for Chpt 17.  All problem
solutions are also shown.

This page was updated 3Dec07 to add the
problem assignment for Chpt 14.

This page was updated 28Nov07 to add the
problem assignment for Chpt 12.  Problem 12-23
is assigned here for convenience but does not need
to be done until after class on Friday, Nov30.

This page was updated 26Nov07 to add the problem
assignment for Chpt 10.

This page was updated 26Nov07 to add the problem
assignment for Chpt 10.

This page was updated 19Nov07 to add the problem
assignment for  Chpt 9.

This page was updated 16Nov07 to assign the
remaining problems in Chpt 7.

This page was updated 16Nov07 to add the
solutions for the problems on the third hour exam.

This page was updated 9Nov07 to add the
first problem assignment for Chpt 7
and anwers to the problems that should be done
before the hour exam on 14Nov07.

This page was updated 7Nov07 to add the second
problem assignment for Chpt 6. 

This page was updated 5Nov07 to add the first
problem assignment for Chpt 6. 

This page was updated 2Nov07 to add the
problem assignment for Chpt 5.  The number of
problems is larger than usual but the problems are
neither long nor difficult.

This page was updated 29Oct07 to add the
problem assignment for Chpt 4. 
No additional problems will be assigned before
2Nov07.

This page was updated 26Oct07 to add the
problem assignment for Chpt 3.

The next set of problems will be assigned on
26Oct07 (message added 24Oct07)

This page was updated 22Oct07 to add the
problem assignment for Chpt 2.

This page was updated 17Oct07 to add the
problem assignment for Chpt 1.

This page was updated 15Oct07 to add the
key for the second hour exam.

This page was updated 10Oct07 to add the
information that the exam on Monday, 15Oct07
will include the material covered in Chpts 19, (20),
15, and 22.  The solutions for the problems in
Chpts 15 and 22 are now posted.

This page was updated 8Oct07
to add the last problem assignment
for Chpt 15 and the problem assignment
for Chpt 22.  No more problems will be
assigned before the second hour exam,
which will be given on Monday, Oct 15.

This page was updated 5Oct07
to add the second problem assignment
for Chpt 15.

This page was updated 3Oct07
to add the first problem assignment
for Chpt 15.

This page was updated 1Oct07
to make available the solutions for the
problems assigned in Chpt 19.

This page was updated 26Sept07
to add the second problem assignment
for Chpt 19.

This page was updated 24Sept07
to add the solutions to the first hour exam.

This page was updated 17Sept07
to add the first  problem set from Chpt 19
and the solutions to the problems from Chpt 21.
For the exam Friday it will be necessary to know that
the energy for a 1-electron atom or ion is proportional to
-(Z*Z)/(n*n), where Z is the number of protons and n
is the principal quantum number.

This page was updated 14Sept07
to add the third and last  problem set
from Chpt 21.

This page was updated 12Sept07
to add the second  problem set from Chpt 21.

This page was updated 10Sept07
to add the first  problem set from Chpt 21
and the solutions to the problems from
Chpt 18.

This page was updated 7Sept07
to add the last  problem from Chpt 18.

This page was updated 5Sept07
to add another problem from Chpt 18.

This page was updated 31Aug07
to add the fourth problem assignment
(see the link marked “General Comments”
under the heading “Chapter 18”).

This page was updated 29Aug07
to add the third problem assignment
(see the link marked “General Comments”
under the heading “Chapter 18”).

This page was updated 27Aug07
to add the second problem assignment
(see the link marked “General Comments”
under the heading “Chapter 18”).

This page was updated 24Aug07
to add the first problem assignment
(see the link marked “General Comments”
under the heading “Chapter 18”).