University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Chem 3572 Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences
by Noureen Siraj
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- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Subjects
- Chemistry
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- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Contents
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- Front Matter
- TitlePage
- InfoPage
- Table of Contents
- Licensing
- 1: Introduction to Physical Chemistry
- 1.1: Nature of Physical Chemistry
- 1.2: Units
- 1.3: Atomic Mass, Molecular Mass, and the Chemical Mole
- 2: Properties of Gases
- 2.1: Some Definitions
- 2.2: An Operational Definition of Temperature
- 2.3: Ideal Gases
- 2.4: Real Gases
- 2.5: Condensation of Gases and the Critical State
- 2.6: Kinetic Theory of Gases
- 2.7: The Maxwell Distribution Laws
- 2.8: Molecular Collisions and the Mean Free Path
- 2.9: Graham's Laws of Diffusion and Effusion
- 2.10: Properties of Gases (Exercises)
- 3: The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 3.1: Work and Heat
- 3.2: The First Law of Thermodynamics
- 3.3: Heat Capacities
- 3.4: Gas Expansion
- 3.5: Calorimetry
- 3.6: Thermochemistry
- 3.7: Bond Energies and Bond Enthalpies
- 3.8: Exercises
- 4: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 4.1: Spontaneous Processes
- 4.2: Entropy
- 4.3: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
- 4.4: Entropy Changes
- 4.5: The Third Law of Thermodynamics
- 4.6: Gibbs Energy
- 4.7: Standard Molar Gibbs Energy of Formation
- 4.8: Dependence of Gibbs Energy on Temperature and Pressure
- 4.9: Phase Equilibria
- 4.10: Thermodynamics of Rubber Elasticity
- 4.11: Exercises
- 5: Solutions
- 5.1: Concentration Units
- 5.2: Partial Molar Quantities
- 5.3: The Thermodynamics of Mixing
- 5.4: Binary Mixtures of Volatile Liquids
- 5.5: Real Solutions
- 5.6: Colligative Properties
- 5.7: Electrolyte Solutions
- 5.8: Ionic Activity
- 5.9: Colligative Properties of Electrolyte Solutions
- 5.10: Biological Membranes
- 5.11: Solutions (Exercises)
- 6: Chemical Equilibrium
- 6.1: Chemical Equilibrium in Gaseous Systems
- 6.2: Reactions in Solutions
- 6.3: Heterogeneous Equilibria
- 6.4: The Influence of Temperature, Pressure, and Catalysts on the Equilibrium Constant
- 6.5: Binding of Ligands and Metal Ions to Macromolecules
- 6.6: Bioenergetics
- 6.7: Chemical Equilibrium (Exercises)
- 7: Electrochemistry
- 7.1: Electrochemical Cells
- 7.2: Single Electrode Potentials
- 7.3: Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells
- 7.4: Types of Electrochemical Cells
- 7.5: Applications of EMF Measurements
- 7.6: Biological Oxidation
- 7.7: Membrane Potential
- 7.8: Electrochemistry (Exercises)
- 8: Acids and Bases
- 8.1: Definitions of Acids and Bases
- 8.2: Acid-Base Properties of Water
- 8.3: Dissociation of Acids and Bases
- 8.4: Diprotic and Polyprotic Acids
- 8.5: Buffer Solutions
- 8.6: Acid-Base Titrations
- 8.7: Amino Acids
- 8.8: Maintaining the pH of Blood
- 9: Chemical Kinetics
- 9.1: Reaction Rates
- 9.2: Reaction Order
- 9.3: Molecularity of a Reaction
- 9.4: More Complex Reactions
- 9.5: The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rates
- 9.6: Potential Energy Surfaces
- 9.7: Theories of Reaction Rates
- 9.8: Isotope Effects in Chemical Reactions
- 9.9: Reactions in Solution
- 9.10: Fast Reactions in Solution
- 9.11: Oscillating Reactions
- 9.12: Chemical Kinetics (Exercises)
- 10: Enzyme Kinetics
- 10.1: General Principles of Catalysis
- 10.2: The Equations of Enzyme Kinetics
- 10.3: Chymotrypsin as a Case Study
- 10.4: Multisubstrate Systems
- 10.5: Enzyme Inhibition
- 10.6: Allosteric Interactions
- 10.7: The Effect of pH on Enzyme Kinetics
- 10.8: The Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Kinetics
- 10.9: Exercises
- 11: Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure
- 11.1: The Wave Theory of Light
- 11.2: Planck's Quantum Theory
- 11.3: The Photoelectric Effect
- 11.4: Bohr's Theory of the Hydrogen Emission Spectrum
- 11.5: de Broglie's Postulate
- 11.6: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
- 11.7: The Schrödinger Wave Equation
- 11.8: Particle in a One-Dimensional Box
- 11.9: Quantum-Mechanical Tunneling
- 11.10: The Schrödinger Wave Equation for the Hydrogen Atom
- 11.11: Many-Electron Atoms and the Periodic Table
- 11.12: Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure (Exercises)
- 12: The Chemical Bond
- 12.1: Lewis Structures
- 12.2: Valence Bond Theory
- 12.3: Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals
- 12.4: Electronegativity and Dipole Moment
- 12.5: Molecular Orbital Theory
- 12.6: Diatomic Molecules
- 12.7: Resonance and Electron Delocalization
- 12.8: Coordination Compounds
- 12.9: Coordination Compounds in Biological Systems
- 12.10: The Chemical Bond (Exercises)
- 13: Intermolecular Forces
- 13.1: Intermolecular Interactions
- 13.2: The Ionic Bond
- 13.3: Types of Intermolecular Forces
- 13.4: Hydrogen Bonding
- 13.5: The Structure and Properties of Water
- 13.6: Hydrophobic Interaction
- 13.7: Intermolecular Forces (Exercises)
- 14: Spectroscopy
- 14.1: Vocabulary
- 14.2: Microwave Spectroscopy
- 14.3: Infrared Spectroscopy
- 14.4: Electronic Spectroscopy
- 14.5: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- 14.6: Electron Spin Resonance
- 14.7: Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
- 14.8: Lasers
- 14.9: Optical Rotatory Dispersion and Circular Dichroism
- 14.10: Spectroscopy (Exercises)
- 15: Photochemistry and Photobiology
- 15.1: Introduction to Photochemistry
- 15.2: Photosynthesis
- 15.3: Vision
- 15.4: Biological Effects of Radiation
- 16: Macromolecules
- 16.1: Size, Shape, and Molar Mass of Macromolecules
- 16.2: Structure of Synthetic Polymers
- 16.3: Structure of Proteins and DNA
- 16.4: Protein Stability
- Back Matter
- Index
- Glossary
- Detailed Licensing
- 3: Lectures, Worksheets, and Exams
- 1.1: Exams
- 1.1.1: 2015 Exam 1 Solutions
- 1.1.2: 2015 Exam 2 Solutions
- 1.1.3: 2015 Final 1 Solutions
- 1.1.4: 2015 Final 2 Solutions
- 1.1.5: 2016 Midterm 1 Solutions
- 1.1.6: 2016 Midterm 2 Solutions
- 1.1.7: Exam 1 Review Questions
- 1.1.8: Exam 2 Review Questions
- 1.1.9: Final Review Questions
- 3: Worksheets
- 1.1: Continuous Distributions
- 1.1.1: Worksheet 1 Solutions
- 1.2: Separation of Variables
- 1.2.1: Worksheet 2 Solutions
- 1.3: Operators and Eigenvalues
- 1.3.1: Worksheet 3A Solutions
- 1.4: Particle in a Box
- 1.4.1: Worksheet 3B Solutions
- 1.5: Vibrational Spectroscopy
- 1.5.1: Worksheet 4A Solutions
- 1.6: Rotational Spectroscopy
- 1.6.1: Worksheet 4B Solutions
- 1.7: Vectors and Coordinate Systems
- 1.8: Angular Momentum and Commutators (L^2 corrected)
- 1.9: The Probabilistic Interpretation of Atomic Orbitals
- 1.10: Variational Method I
- 1.11: Variational Method II
- 1.12: Multi-Electron Wavefunctions
- 1.13: Adding Angular Momenta in Multi-Electron Atoms
- 1.14: The Dihydrogen Cation
- 1: AGENDA