Termodynamics

Code:

EQ223

Acronym:

EQ223

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Engineering Sciences

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course/CS Responsible:	First Degree in Engineering Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:CE	24	PE2007- Perfil Engenharia Alimentar	2	-	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Development of basic concepts on Chemical Thermodynamics on a classical perspective, based on an exact mathematical formalism. Special attention is devoted to the application and resolution of chemical problems.

Program

1 – Introduction
2 – Zero Law of Thermodynamics. Temperature
3 – Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics
4 – Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
5 – Applications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
6- Phase Diagrams
7 – Chemical Transformations: Some Applications of the Chemical Potentials to Reactions
8 – The Third Law of Thermodynamics and the Absolute Entropy

Mandatory literature

Aécio P Chagas; Termodinâmica Química, Campinas, 1999
Y.A.Çengel, M.A. Boles; Termodinâmica, McGraw-Hill, , 2001
P. W. Atkins; Physical Chemistry, Oxford University Press, 1999

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

The attendance of the problem-solving (PS) classes is compulsory.
The maximum number of absences from PS classes is 1/4 of the total number of classes foreseen.

Calculation formula of final grade

A) Continuous Assessment
There will be two tests (T1, T2) during the semester that will take place within the classes. If the average test mark is equal or higher than 10/20, the student is approved and may be exempt from the final examination.
-Assessment of the student’s participation in the lectures and problem-solving classes (attendance and participation during the classes, PIA)

Final mark of the continuous assessment: 0,45 T1 + 0,45 T2 + 0,10 PIA
or
B) Final examination

Final marks higher than 18/20 may require a complementary oral test

Examinations or Special Assignments

- There will be two tests (T1, T2) during the semester that will take place within the classes.