UBC CHEM 154: Chemistry for EngineeringEdit

by Chris Addison

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This course introduces the important principles of chemistry and their application into relevant areas of engineering and is divided into three parts: bonding and matter; thermodynamics and kinetics; and electrochemistry.The topics covered in this course have been carefully chosen for their relevance to engineering.

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University of British Columbia
Subjects
Chemistry
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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: High School Review
  7. 1.1: The Nuclear Atom
  8. 1.2: Chemical Elements
  9. 1.3: Atomic Mass
  10. 2: The Periodic Table and Atomic Structure
  11. 2.1: The Bohr Atom
  12. 2.2: Multielectron Atoms
  13. 2.3: Electron Configurations
  14. 2.4: Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
  15. 2.5: Classifying the Elements: The Periodic Law and the Periodic Table
  16. 2.6: Sizes of Atoms and Ions
  17. 2.7: Ionization Energy
  18. 2.8: Electron Affinity
  19. 2.9: Periodic Properties of the Elements
  20. 3: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
  21. 3.1: Covalent Bonding: An Introduction
  22. 3.2: Polar Covalent Bonds and Electrostatic Potential Maps
  23. 3.3: Bond Energies
  24. 3.4: Bond Order and Bond Lengths
  25. 3.5: Lewis Theory: An Overview
  26. 3.6: Writing Lewis Structures
  27. 3.7: Exceptions to the Octet Rule
  28. 3.8: Resonance
  29. 3.9: Shapes of Molecules
  30. 4: Intermolecular Interactions and Phases of Matter
  31. 4.1: Intermolecular Forces
  32. 4.2: Phase Diagrams
  33. 4.3: Some Properties of Liquids
  34. 4.4: Phase Diagrams
  35. 5: Polymers
  36. 5.1: Drawing Chemical Structures
  37. 5.2: Polymer Fundamentals
  38. 5.3: Writing Formulas for Polymers
  39. 5.4: Condensation Polymers
  40. 5.5: Condensation Polymers
  41. 5.6: Addition Polymers
  42. 5.7: Addition Polymers
  43. 5.8: The Polymerization of Ethene
  44. 5.9: Properties of Polymers
  45. 5.10: Cross-Linking
  46. 6: Gases
  47. 6.1: Properties of Gases: Gas Pressure
  48. 6.2: The Simple Gas Laws
  49. 6.3: Combining the Gas Laws: The Ideal Gas Equation and the General Gas Equation
  50. 6.4: Mixtures of Gases
  51. 6.5: Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases
  52. 6.6: Non-ideal (Real) Gases
  53. 6.7: Applications of the Ideal Gas Equation
  54. 6.8: Gases in Chemical Reactions
  55. 7: Energy and Chemistry
  56. 7.1: Getting Started: Some Terminology
  57. 7.2: Heat
  58. 7.3: Heats of Reactions and Calorimetry
  59. 7.4: Work
  60. 7.5: The First Law of Thermodynamics
  61. 7.6: Heats of Reactions - ΔU and ΔH
  62. 7.7: Indirect Determination of ΔH - Hess's Law
  63. 7.8: Standard Enthalpies of Formation
  64. 7.9: Fuels as Sources of Energy
  65. 8: Entropy and the Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
  66. 8.1: The Concept of Entropy
  67. 8.2: Spontaneity: The Meaning of Spontaneous Change
  68. 8.3: Criteria for Spontaneous Change: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  69. 8.4: Evaluating Entropy and Entropy Changes
  70. 8.5: Standard Gibbs Energy Change, ΔG°
  71. 9: Chemical Equilibrium
  72. 9.1: Dynamic Equilibrium
  73. 9.2: The Equilibrium Constant Expression
  74. 9.3: The Reaction Quotient, Q: Predicting The Direction of Net Change
  75. 9.4: Gibbs Energy Change and Equilibrium
  76. 9.5: ΔG° and K as Functions of Temperature
  77. 9.6: Coupled Reactions
  78. 9.7: Solubility Product Constant, Ksp
  79. 9.8: Relationship Between Solubility and Ksp
  80. 9.9: Common-Ion Effect in Solubility Equilibria
  81. 10: Chemical Kinetics
  82. 10.1: The Rate of a Chemical Reaction
  83. 10.2: Measuring Reaction Rates
  84. 10.3: Effect of Concentration on Reaction Rates: The Rate Law
  85. 10.4: Zero-Order Reactions
  86. 10.5: First-Order Reactions
  87. 10.6: Second-Order Reactions
  88. 10.7: Reaction Kinetics: A Summary
  89. 10.8: Theoretical Models for Chemical Kinetics
  90. 10.9: The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rates
  91. 10.10: Reaction Mechanisms
  92. 10.11: Catalysis
  93. 11: Electrochemistry
  94. 11.1: Electrode Potentials and their Measurement
  95. 11.2: Standard Electrode Potentials
  96. 11.3: Ecell, ΔG, and K
  97. 11.4: Ecell as a Function of Concentrations
  98. 11.5: Electrolysis: Causing Nonspontaneous Reactions to Occur
  99. 11.6: Industrial Electrolysis Processes
  100. 11.7: Batteries: Producing Electricity Through Chemical Reactions
  101. Back Matter
  102. Index
  103. Glossary
  104. Detailed Licensing