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Physical chemistry A level
Title: Physical Chemistry - In-depth Notes

1. Introduction to Physical Chemistry:

Definition: Physical chemistry is a branch of chemistry that deals with the study
of the physical properties and behavior of matter, as well as the energy changes
that occur during chemical reactions.

Scope: Physical chemistry combines principles of physics and chemistry to
understand the fundamental principles governing chemical systems.

Key concepts: Thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, kinetics,
statistical mechanics, and electrochemistry.

2. Thermodynamics:

Definition: Thermodynamics is the study of energy and its transformations in
chemical systems.

Laws of Thermodynamics:

First Law: Conservation of energy; energy can neither be created nor
destroyed, only transferred or transformed.

Second Law: The entropy of an isolated system tends to increase over
time.

Third Law: As temperature approaches absolute zero, the entropy of a pure
crystalline substance approaches zero.

Concepts:

Enthalpy (H) and internal energy (U): Measure of energy in a system.

Entropy (S): Measure of disorder or randomness.

Gibbs Free Energy (G): A measure of the spontaneity of a process.

Hess's Law: Total enthalpy change of a reaction is independent of the path
taken.




Physical chemistry A level 1

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