General chemistry for TEE

1) Thermodynamics and Chemical Equilibrium (27h)

1.1 the course (15h): basics of thermodynamics (concepts of energy and entropy), chemical potential and equilibrium; degree of advancement; equilibrium shift; applications to solution chemistry and phase transitions

 1.2 TD (13h):

Around the concept of energy in order to relate the different forms of energy; around the concept of entropy: link between micro and macroscopic states, notion of reversibility/irreversibility and equilibrium; around the notion of chemical potential: use of the law of mass action (equilibrium in solution and phase transition)    

2) Introduction to chemical kinetics (6h)

 2.1 the course (2h): link between thermodynamics and kinetics: theory of the Transition State/Activated Complex; Definition: velocity, order and velocity constant, half-life time; Cases of simple kinetics; Thermal activation: Arrhenius law

2.2 TD (4h): determination of the order of a reaction; use of the parameters

characteristics (_t1/2, k..); determination of an activation energy

3) Introduction to Radioactivity (3h)

3.1 the course (1,5h): history; structure of the nucleus, particles and forces involved; nuclear reactions: fusion/disintegration and radiation; isotopes and stability; natural radioactivity; DE=Dm.^c2

3.2 TD (1,5h): energy: comparison chemical reaction/nuclear reaction; decay time; ^C14 dating

to ensure / consolidate the fundamentals necessary for the general understanding of energetic & entropic phenomena that govern chemical reactions (notion of chemical potential, heat of reaction, equilibrium, reversibility, speed) and more particularly those that will be used in the U.E. HAT403C

Basic mathematical functions; first and second degree equations; system of equations (2 equations with 2 unknowns); integrals and simple derivatives.

Basic concepts of chemistry: recognize the basic characteristics of atoms (electronic structures, electronegativity, ...) and of the different types of chemical bodies (organic vs. inorganic, solid ionic, molecular, state under standard conditions,

•  Know how to predict and calculate the equilibrium conditions of a chemical reaction and how that equilibrium can be changed.
•  Know how to make the link between thermodynamics and kinetics: understand the complexity of a reaction mechanism at the molecular level.
•  Acquire the basics of nuclear reactions and radioactivity