Physical Chemistry 1

• Describe the basic postulates of quantum mechanics.
• Calculate the quantized energy levels for simple atomic systems, including the interpretation of atomic orbitals.
• Describe chemical bonding in terms of molecular orbitals.
• Calculate molecular orbitals using the Hückel theory.
• Distinguish between properties of ideal and real gasses.
• Describe the content of the 1., 2., and 3. laws of thermodynamics in a chemical context.
• Describe the meaning of state functions: Internal energy, enthalpy, entropi, Helmholtz energy, and Gibbs energy.
• Describe how the termodynamic functions depend on temperature and pressure/volume for pure substances.
• Predict whether a reaction can take place from a thermodynamic point of view and determine the associated work.
• Describe phase changes and phase equilibria of pure substances.

Introduction to the quantum mechanical description of molecules, including the Schrödinger equation, the quantization of energy, chemical bonding and molecular orbitals.
Chemical thermodynamics for pure substances. Specifically, the following issues are discussed: Properties of gases, the fundamental laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic systems, state functions, reversible and irreversible processes, thermochemistry, phase diagrams of pure substances. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics.

26001/01001/01003/01002/01004/10060, Physics (Polytechnic Foundation) at the latest at the same time.

Lectures, problem sessions and homework assignments.