UNIVERSITY OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND POLICE STUDIES

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC STUDIES

FORENSIC ENGINEERING

Course:

Physical Chemistry

Course Code: 2.17

ECTS: 9

Course Status:

Compulsory

Number of Effective Classes (Per Week): 3 + 3

Theoretical Education:

Practical Training:

Special Forms of Training:

3

3

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Prerequisite/s: An Introduction to Chemistry

Learning Objectives: Introduction to basic laws of material systems in gaseous and liquid state and general principles of physical processes and balances in material systems. The study of chemical reactions and chemical equilibria, as well as the fundamental concepts of kinetic molecular theory. Familiarization with the experimental physico-chemical methods, measurement methods, data processing and physico-chemical quantities calculations.

Learning Outcomes: Students gain theoretical knowledge of the fundamental states of matter, i.e. gaseous and liquid state, the thermodynamic dimensions related to the equilibrium concept and spontaneity of physical changes, depending on the state and the system composition, as well as the environmental/system conditions. Students master the fundamental concepts of kinetic molecular theory of homogeneous chemical reactions in the closed systems. Students gained the theoretical knowledge of spectroscopic methods for determining the structure of molecules, as the basis for further study of instrumental methods, as well as the knowledge of experimental techniques and methods of processing physico-chemicals data.

Course Overview

Lecture: The state of matter (gaseous state, kinetic theory, the ideal and real gas behavior, the liquid state theory, the flow theory, intermolecular interaction). Chemical thermodynamics and physical equilibria (thermodynamic properties of homogenous and multicomponent homogeneous system, the phase equilibrium conditions and the phase transformations in one-component and two-component homogeneous and heterogeneous system, phase equilibrium in solutions). Energy of chemicals reaction and chemical and electrochemical equilibrium. Electrochemistry (electrolyte solutions, electrochemical reactions in equilibrium). Formal chemical kinetics (reaction conversion, reaction rate, laws of velocity, the order of reaction, temperature effect on reaction rate).

Practical (Laboratory) Training: Determination of the viscosity and influence of the temperature on the viscosity of the liquid.

Determination of the dependence of vapor pressure of easily volatile liquid on temperature; cryoscopy (determination of molar mass of the dissolved substances and the degree of dissociation of a weak electrolyte).

Determination of “formal” and standard equilibrium constant.

Determination of the rate of a chemical reaction.

Determination of the apparent activation energy of the chemical reaction.

Absorption spectra, specific optical rotation, molar refraction.

Teaching Methods: PowerPoint Presentation, Lecturing, In-class Discussion, Laboratory Training.

Assessment (Maximum Number of Points: 100)

Pre-Exam Obligations

No. of Points

Final Examination

No. of Points

Calculations

20

Oral Exam

30

Laboratory Training

30

 

 

In-class Activities

5

 

 

Test

15

 

 

Textbook/s

1. Đorđević, Spasoje Đ.; Dražić, Vera J. Fizička hemija, Beograd: Tehnološko-metalurški fakultet, 2010