Prerequisites for Module
Physical and Inorganic Chemistry I and II (AS2002, AS2051)
Corequisite Modules
Refer to Definitive Course Document.
Precluded Modules
Refer to Definitive Course Document.
Aims of Module
To enable the student to acquire a knowledge of multi-step reactions, electrochemical corrosion and apply Thermodynamics to mixtures.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Apply appropriate equations and diagrams to electrochemical corrosion.
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Discuss the various types of corrosion and methods of prevention and monitoring.
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Deduce colligative properties of ideal mixtures from their fundamental thermodynamic properties.
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Discuss the approaches to the thermodynamic treatment of non-ideal solutions.
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Indicative Module Content
Electrochemical corrosion: application of the Butler-Vomer equation, the tafel equation, Pourbaix diagrams, Evans Diagrams.
Types of corrosion, corrosion monitoring and corrosion prevention.
| Thermodynamics of mixtures: chemical potential and equilibrium, application to solubility of solids, depression of freezing, elevation of boiling point, vapour pressure, phase diagrams and osmotic pressure. Non-ideal behaviour, excess functions, osmotic coefficients, activity coefficient and standard states, Debye-Huckel theory.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Lectures
| 36 | Tutorials/Case Studies
| 11 | Supervised Assessments
| 3 |
Directed Study
| | Directed Study
| 35 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 65 |
Mode of Delivery
This is a lecture-based course supplemented with tutorial sessions and case studies.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 1,2,3,4
| | Examination | 1,2,3,4
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2 hour examination
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | Atkins and de Paula (2002) Atkins' Physical Chemistry, 7th Edit, Oxford University Press.
| | 2. | Scully, J C (1990) The Fundamentals of Corrosion, 3rd Edition, Pergamon Press.
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