Physical Chemistry I

Chemical thermodynamics with applications to phase equilibria, solution equilibria and electrochemistry; kinetic theory, reaction rates and statistical thermodynamics; the gaseous, liquid, and solid states; quantum mechanics; atomic and molecular structure; chemical bonding. Lecture and laboratory. Credit is allowed for CHEM 451 without registration for CHEM 452. Prerequisites: CHEM 106, PHYS 141 or PHYS151, and MATH 152, or consent of the instructor. CHEM 451 is a prerequisite for CHEM 452.

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