Thermodynamics of Materials
- Review of Physical Chemistry: Including gas laws, the first law of thermodynamics, thermochemistry, the second law of thermodynamics, the third law of thermodynamics, and some useful relationships for establishing connections between thermodynamic functions.
- Thermodynamic equilibrium in single-component systems, the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, and solving equations under various boundary conditions.
- Equilibrium in binary systems (solutions), including establishing a relationship between the concepts of activity and vapor pressure in binary systems, ideal and non-ideal solutions, determining thermodynamic functions in ideal and regular solutions, the concept of open systems, the definition of chemical potential, the definition of molar quantities and partial and total derivatives, establishing a connection between partial molar quantities and partial and total molar quantities, defining Raou
- Defining the alpha function, defining Raoults, Henrys, and weight percent standards in binary systems, changes in standard solution components in solid and liquid states, plotting the changes in molar free energy of the solution as a function of chemical composition in solid and liquid standards, and drawing phase diagrams of systems with complete dissolution and general conclusions regarding the drawing of other phase diagrams, determining thermodynamic quantities and variables from phase diagr
- Chemical equilibrium, the concept of chemical equilibrium, establishing a connection between the Gibbs free energy function and the spontaneity of reactions, the concepts of spontaneity and feasibility, chemical equilibrium in systems containing gaseous, liquid, and solid components, the concept of activity.
- The concept of thermodynamic equilibrium, Gibbs phase rule.
- Equilibrium in electrochemical systems: the concept of equilibrium in electrochemical systems, establishing a connection between the Gibbs free energy function and the spontaneity of electrochemical reactions, standard electrochemical values, the concept of energy and electrical driving force, the relationship between changes in potential and temperature in electrochemical systems.
- Providing suitable problems and exercises and solving practical examples related to the subjects and topics presented.