Syllabus

Chemical Kinetics: Alkaline hydrolysis of ethylacetate Kinetics of iodination of acetone by (i) Volumetry and (ii) Spectrophotometry Polarimetric determination of concentration of unknown sugar solution and Study of kinetics of inversion of sucrose.
Thermodynamic Properties of Solutions: Detremination of the dimerisation constant of benzoic acid in benzene medium by partition method Determination of equilibrium constant of the reversible reaction KI + I2 ? KI3 Determination of Co-ordination number of copper in copper-amine complex by distribution method.
Phase Equilibrium: Determination of critical solution temperature of two partially miscible liquids Effect of electrolyte on the critical solution temperature of two partially miscible liquids Phase diagram of two component simple eutectic system,
Simultaneous estimation of Manganese and Chromium in a solution of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4 Job’s continuous variation method to know the stoichiometry of metal complexes, Determination of indicator constant (pKIn) of an indicator.

This course is intended to acquaint the students with the practice of experimental physical chemistry

The course is designed to apply the principles of thermodynamics, kinetics, spectroscopy and various other topics presented in the physical chemistry courses, in some illustrative experiments. The course also helps to develop laboratory skills to get familiar with a variety of measurement techniques.

After the completion of the course the students will be able to
CO1: demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concepts of chemistry by using critical thinking and analytical skills to apply them in experiments.
CO2: conduct experiments and demonstrate proficiency with appropriate lab skills, techniques, and instrumentation.
CO3: demonstrate effective communication skills in multiple formats including written work for preparation of scientific report and oral presentations during viva-voce. Students will also acquire the skills for teamwork

B. Viswanathan and P. S. Raghavan, Practical Physical Chemistry, Viva Books Pvt. Ltd.

B. Behera, Experimental Physical Chemistry, Tata McGraw Hill

Halpern, A. M. McBane, G. C., Experimental Physical Chemistry: A Laboratory Text Book, W. H. Freeman