B.Tech Chemical Science and Technology 

CH 331       Chemical Kinetics and Electrochemistry        3-0-0-6

Syllabus: Rates of Chemical reactions: Elementary rate laws, temperature dependence of rate, opposing reactions, consecutive reactions, parallel reactions; Reaction mechanism, unimolecular reactions, reversible reactions; Relaxation method; Principle of microscopic reversibility; Complex reactions: chain reactions, branched chain reactions, polymerization reactions, catalysis, autocatalysis, enzyme catalysis; Theories of chemical kinetics: Collision theory, activated complex theory; Ionic reactions, kinetic salt effect; Adsorption and surface catalysis; Photochemistry: rates of photochemical processes, complex photochemical processes; Photosynthesis; Equilibrium Electrochemistry: Electrochemical cells, cell representation, types of electrodes, half reactions, standard potentials, types of electrochemical cells, cell reactions, cell EMF; Activity and activity coefficients; Debye Huckel theory; Applications of standard potentials: electrochemical series, determination of activity coefficient; pH, pKa, solubility product; thermodynamic functions; Batteries and Fuel cells; Over potential; Mechanism of electrode reactions; Corrosion.

Texts:

1. K. Laidler, Chemical Kinetics, 3^rdEdition, Pearson Education, 2004.
2. G. M. Barrow, Physical Chemistry, 5^thEdition, Tata Mcgraw-Hill, 1992.

References:

1. R. J. Silbey and R. A. Alberty, Physical Chemistry, 3^rdEdition, John Wiley & Sons,2002.
2. P. Atkins and J. de Paula, Atkin’s Physical Chemistry, 7^thEdition, Oxford University Press, 2002.
3. T. Engel and P. Reid, Physical Chemistry, 1^stEdition, Pearson Education, 2006.
4. G. W. Castellan, Physical Chemistry, 3^rdEdition, Narosa Publishing House, 1985.