This lecture covers fundamentals of chemical kinetics and thermodynamics, mainly as a review. Thermodynamic laws, electrochemical reactions, and acid-base reactions are covered. The thermodynamic discussion relates to Gibbs free energy and equilibrium constants. Kinetic discussion related to its use in data analysis Emphasis of the lectures is applied to information useful for speciation modeling. Calculations and models for speciation are discussed. Equilibrium modeling examples using EXCEL and the program CHESS are presented. Respond to the PDF Quiz 2 when complete with the blog comment.
For the pop quiz, would you like us to show the relationship by writing the equations, deriving the equations, or with a short paragraph?
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DeleteLecture and quiz completed.
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DeleteLecture 2 and quiz completed. The powerpoint said our next meeting is sept 9 but the course calender says sept 22. What is the true date of our first in class meeting?
ReplyDeletesorry about the error. The first class is to meet with frederic on 22 September.
DeleteLecture and quiz 2 completed. I haven't received the paper on why Tc is naturally radioactive. Was it sent by email?
ReplyDeleteYou should have received the paper by now.
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