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Learning outcomes

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Develop chemical kinetic studies to examine a number of practical situations.
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Understand the thermodynamics of phase equilibria and apply phase diagrams to separation and production processes.
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Understand the redox chemistry of electrolyte systems and develop an understanding of charge transfer reactions at electrodes and other surfaces.
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Take personal, professional and social responsibility by demonstrating a capacity for working responsibly and safely.

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Unit content:Redox in homogeneous solutions, in cells at inert electrodes and in reference electrodes Electrodes of the first and second kinds including electro-active ions in solution, transport numbers, conductivity and the pH and Eh electrode systems Applications of electrochemistry including potentials and the Nernst equation, the relationship between concentration and potential plus voltammetry Vapour-liquid phase equilibria in binary solutions, ideal mixtures, real mixtures, phase diagrams, Gibbs-Duhem equation, azeotropic mixtures and boiling point elevation Gas-Liquid equilibrium, solubility of gases in liquids, salting out effect, liquid-liquid equilibria in binary solutions, level rule Solid-liquid equilibria, solubility of solids in melts, freezing point depression, equilibrium in ternary mixtures Experimental techniques in kinetics with a focus on fast reactions, perturbation and on sophisticated data analysis The transition state The application of the steady state approximation to predicting or explaining observed rate laws Complicated reaction mechanisms including explosions, diffusion controlled reactions, unimolecular reactions and parallel reactions Proton transfer reactions, including homogenous catalysis by protons or hydroxide.