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Petroleum Geosciences and Engineering

Prospect Evaluation and Economics

Petroleum Geosciences and Engineering

Chemical Thermodynamics

COURSE CONTENT

INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS
FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
LAW OF THERMOCHMISTRY
SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

Define the commonly used terms in thermodynamics. Differentiate between exothermic and endothermic reactions. Solve numerical problems based on thermochemical equations.
State and explain the first Law of Thermodynamics. Explain enthalpy and internal energy. State the relationship between enthalpy change and internal energy change. State the relationship between enthalpy of reaction and enthalpies of formation of reactants and products. Solve numerical problems based on the 1^st Law of Thermodynamics.
State the Laws of Thermochemistry. State Hess’s law and calculate enthalpy of a reaction using Hess’s law. Explain bond enthalpy and solve bond enthalpy problems
State and explain the second Law of Thermodynamics. Explain entropy and understand the standard state entropies of reaction. Solve problems related to enthalpy and entropy. Explain Gibbs free energy and its relationship to cell potentials. State the zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.

Petroleum Geosciences and Engineering

Physical and Analytical Chemistry

Course Content

EQUATION OF STATE AND INTRODUCTION TO THERMODYNAMICS
SOLUTIONS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY
SOLVENT EXTRACTION PROCESSES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, GRAVIMETRIC AND VOLUMETRIC ANALYSES
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND CHROMATOGRAPHY

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

Explain and apply concepts of physical and analytical chemistry. Understand equation of state. Define the commonly used terms in thermodynamics. Explain the first law of thermodynamics. Solve numerical problems based on the enthalpy.
Describe solutions and ways of expressing concentration. Know Henry´s Law and its application. Describe the kinds of solutions. Understand the principles of electrochemistry and electrolysis and their applications.
Define relevant concepts and parameters in solvent extraction processes. Know the principles and methods for liquid-liquid extraction. Know which liquid properties are essential when using these methods.
Know the steps in chemical analysis. Understand the principles of Gravimetric and Volumetric analyses and their applications and solve numerical problems based on these principles.
Understand and identify spectrophotometric methods of analysis. Explain the principle underpinning chromatography, the forms of chromatography and their application.