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Nov 28, 2024
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2012-2013 SDSM&T Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CHEM 342 Physical Chemistry ICredits: 2 to 3
A study of the fundamental principles governing the behavior of chemical systems. Topics covered in the two-semester sequence include thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. Properties of gases; first and second laws of thermodynamics; physical transformations of pure substances; simple mixtures and phase diagrams; chemical equilibrium and equilibrium electrochemistry.
Prerequisites: CHEM 114 and PHYS 213 ; and MATH 225 or MATH 321
Notes: Students taking the course for 2 credits will not cover the first and second laws of thermodynamics and will require CBE 222 as a prerequisite.
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