Physico-chemical Processes
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The official GTU curriculum for Physico-chemical Processes (subject code 2133506) as prescribed for Env. Sci. Tech · Semester 3 divides the course into 6 units, covering 67 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2133506)Unit 1 Colloidal chemistry
- Types of colloids
- applications of interfacial phenomena
- example of interfacial phenomena
- colloid dispersions
- classification of colloids
- electric charge on colloid particles
- stability of colloids
- effect of polymers on colloid stability of colloids
- effect of polymers on colloid stability
- colloid preparation and purification technique
Unit 2 Kinetics & molecular reaction dynamics
- Significance of reaction kinetics
- rate law, rate constants
- order of reaction
- reversible reactions & equilibrium
- parallel & consecutive reactions
- chain reactions
- photochemical reactions
- rate determining parameters
- Chemical potential &chemical reactions
- Effect of temperature on reaction rates
- free energy of reaction
Unit 3 Catalysis
- Criteria for catalysis
- Homogenous catalysis : Acid Base
- Enzymatic & Catalysis bymetal salts
- Heterogenous catalysis
- Concept of promoters
- inhibitors & poisoning
Unit 4 Electrochemistry
- Equilibrium electrochemistry – electrochemical cells
- half- cell reactions
- type of electrochemical cells
- redox &concentration cells
- free energy & EMF, Nernst equation
- EMF measurements
- Relevance of electrochemical reactions
Unit 5 Phase rule
- Definition & various terms
- Gibb’s phase rule
- Application of Phase rule to one component system : Water & Sulphur & two component system : Lead & Silver
Unit 6 Ionic Equilibria
- Arhenius theory of electrolytic dissociation
- ionic product of water
- pH scale
- measurement of pH, common ion effect
- buffer capacity
- buffer in biological systems
- Henderson’s equations
- hydrolysis of salts
- hydrolysis constant
- relation between Kh, Ka, Kb, Kw, degree of hydrolysis
- acid base indicators
- theory of indicators
- concept of solubility product
- solution preparation
- ReferenceBooks: Physical Chemistry
- 4th Edition
- Alberty and Bawendi
- 2006. Physical Chemistry of surfaces
- 1997. Essential of Physical Chemistry
- Arun Bahl
- S.Chand Publisher
- 2000. Physical Electrochemistry: Fundamentals
- Techniques and Applications
- Eliezer Gileadi
- 2011. Physical Chemistry : A molecular approach
- D.A.Mcquarrie& J.D.Simon
- Interfaces& Colloids: Principles & applications
- Drew Myers
- Wiley VCH, 2nd Ed.
- 1999 The Elements of Physical Chemistry
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