61631 ENERGY AND FORCES

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
99	61631 	S2  	D 	ENERGY AND FORCES         	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

61620

RATIONALE:

This  unit  provides the student with the opportunity to make  an  in-
depth study of several topics of thermodynamics.

SYNOPSIS:

Topics  presented  in  this  unit will be  drawn  from  the  areas  of
expertise  and  special  interest of  members  of  the  Department  of
Physical  Sciences. Although perhaps embracing the fields of  physics,
they will have a distinct chemical bias.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to

1. demonstrate an in-depth appreciation of the subject matter
   covered and the manner in which such a study draws upon
   background information from many areas of science.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Spectroscopy: rotational, vibrational and electronic

Thermodynamics

Surface phenomena: Surfactants, solid catalysis

Free  radical  reactions, including oxidation  processes,
branched  chain  reaction  and explosions.  Criteria  for
kientics  and  mechanism. Development  of  an  industrial
process.

Reactions   in  solution.  Solvent  and  ionic   strength
effects.

Chemical  reactors and kinetic charactertistics  thereof.
Batch, plug-flow and stirred-flow types

Nuclear  chemistry. Nuclear stability, nuclear  reactions
Application of isotopes in tracers, analytical  chemistry
and  age-dating.  Behaviour of  chemical  and  biological
systems exposed to ionising radiation.

Phase equilibria of three-component systems.

Geo-chemical topics.

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Students should retain the texts used for pre-requisite
units 61613 and 61620 and supplement the information
therein from the list below.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Arniker, J.J. 1987, Essentials of Nuclear Chemistry, Halsted.

Bond, G.C. 1987, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Principles and
Applications, OUP.

Boudart, M. & Djega-Mariadassou, G. 1984, Kinetics of Heterogeneous
Catalysed Reactions, Princeton University Press.

Butt, J.B. 1980, Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design, Prentice-
Hall.

Friedlander, G. et al 1982, Nuclear and Radiochemistry, Wiley.

Laidler, K.L. & K.G. 1990, Chemical Kinetics, Harper Collins.

Lawes, D.M. 1979, Introduction to Radiochemistry, Macmillan.

Mortimer, R.G. 1993, Physical Chemistry, Benjamin/Cummings.

Mulcahy, M.F.R. 1973, Gas Kinetics, Nelson.

Myers, D. 1992, Surfactant Science and Technology, VCH.

Porter, M.R. (ed) 1990, Recent Developments in the Technology of
Surfactants, Elsevier.

Ritchie, C.D. 1989, Physical Organic Chemistry, Marcel Dekker.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	28
Tutorials/Workshops                           	28
Laboratory or Practical Classes               	28
Report Writing                                	15
Private Study                                 	68
Examinations                                  	3

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    The  nature  of  assessment will vary according to the  personnel
     involved  and  topics selected. In principle  it  will  be  based
     mainly  upon  closed-book examination(s) with minor allotmnet  of
     marks for practical work and tutorial assignments.
2    In  accordance  with  University's  Assignment  Extension  Policy
     (Regulation  5.9), the examiner of a unit may grant an  extension
     of  the  due  date of an assignment in extenuating circumstances.
     This  policy  may  be  found in the USQ  Handbook,  the  Distance
     Education  Study  Guide and the Faculty of Sciences'  Orientation
     Handbook for new on-campus students. All students are advised  to
     study and follow the guidelines associated with this policy.