Identifying Data 2016/17
Subject (*) Profundización en Química Física Code 610509002
Study programme
Mestrado en Investigación Química e Química Industrial (plan 2016)
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree Yearly
 First Obligatoria 3
Language
Spanish
English
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Química Física e Enxeñaría Química 1
Coordinador
Penedo Blanco, Francisco Jose
 E-mail
francisco.penedo.blanco@udc.es
Lecturers
Penedo Blanco, Francisco Jose
Santaballa Lopez, Juan Arturo
 E-mail
francisco.penedo.blanco@udc.es
arturo.santaballa@udc.es
Web http://miiquimica.webnode.es/
General description A asignatura inclúe contidos de Química Física que non se impartiron no Grao de Química, que son fundamentais para poder comprender contidos de outras asignaturas do Máster. Os contidos específicos abordan conceptos e características de forzas intermoleculares, enerxías de interación entre moléculas, funcións de distribución radial en gases y en fases condensadas, interacións entre fases en contacto, e modelización do comportamento e reactividade das interfaces. Toda a información docente relativa ás asignaturas deste Máster está centralizada na páxina web que se indica máis arriba, que é referencia para todo o alumnado, independentemente da Universidade donde vaia a cursar os estudos.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A1 Define concepts, principles, theories and specialized facts of different areas of chemistry.
A2 Suggest alternatives for solving complex chemical problems related to the different areas of chemistry.
A4 Innovate in the methods of synthesis and chemical analysis related to the different areas of chemistry
B1 Possess knowledge and understanding to provide a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and / or applying ideas, often within a research context
B2 Students should apply their knowledge and ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.
B4 Students should be able to communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and the reasons that support them to specialists and non-specialists in a clear and unambiguous manner
B5 Students must possess learning skills to allow them to continue studying in a way that will have to be largely self-directed or autonomous.
B7 Identify information from scientific literature by using appropriate channels and integrate such information to raise and contextualize a research topic
B10 Use of scientific terminology in English to explain the experimental results in the context of the chemical profession
B11 Apply correctly the new technologies to gather and organize the information to solve problems in the professional activity.

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
To comprehend concepts and characteristics of intermolecular forces. To understand the different terms that comprise the total interaction energy between molecules. AC1
 BC1
BC4
BC5
BC7
BC10
To understand the related concepts and the structural information provided by the radial distribution function in gas and condensed phases. AC2
 BC1
BC2
BC11
To understand the thermodynamic and structural properties of the interactions between phases in contact. To comprehend the different approaches to modeling the behavior and reactivity of the interfaces. AC1
AC2
AC4
 BC1
BC2
BC4
BC5

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
ITEM 1. Electrical properties of molecules. Electric dipole moments. Polarizabilities. Relative permittivities.
ITEM 2. Intermolecular forces. Dipole-dipole attractions . Dispersion forces. Hydrogen bonds. Hydrophobic interaction. Total interaction: intermolecular potentials.
ITEM 3. Intermolecular interactions in liquids: radial distribution function. Radial distribution function and its calculation.
ITEM 4. General concepts on interfaces. Interfaces: a frontier between systems. Unbalanced energy. Excess Gibbs free energy. Special features of the interfaces liquid-fluid phase and solid-fluid phase. Molecular mobility in solids. Environmental variables affecting the excess surface free energy.
ITEM 5. Thermodynamics of interactions at the interface. Differences in the study of liquid-fluid phase and solid-fluid phase interfaces. Classification based on the intermolecular forces and the energy involved in the interaction: physisorption and chemisorption. Monolayers and multilayers of adsorbate. Isotherms, types I to V. Determination of surface areas on solids, BET method. Hysteresis phenomena on adsorption-desorption cycles.
ITEM 6. Structural study of interfaces. Theoretical developments. Basic concepts. The electrical double layer at the interface. Charge transfer. Application to the study of colloidal aggregates and electrical charge transfers.
ITEM 7. Experimental techniques of study and characterization of interfaces. Photoelectron spectroscopy. Microscopies.

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech A1 B1 B2 B10 16 16 32
Seminar A4 B4 B7 B11 4 6 10
Supervised projects A2 B1 B2 B5 4 14 18
Mixed objective/subjective test A2 A1 B4 B1 4 8 12
 
Personalized attention 3 0 3
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech The teacher presents and explains the fundamental concepts of each topic, and the related theoretical developments.
Seminar They are interactive small group sessions in which the teacher provides concrete examples related to the keynote speech. Case studies and discussion will take place between students and the handling of diverse scientific documentation is encouraged.
Supervised projects In small group sessions, students will have to resolve, individually or in groups, the problems posed by the teacher. The student will submit a hard copy of the results, for further evaluation.
Mixed objective/subjective test Final exam in which multiple choice questions and practical exercises are included. It is intended to assess the knowledge acquired by students and their skills on reasoning, synthesis and critical thinking.

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Supervised projects
Seminar
Description
Throughout all sessions of the small group classes, the tutoring of students will be enhanced, helping to raise doubts and to solve them.
Personal attention will be scheduled throughout the class period, via interactive tests which intend to assess the progress of the student achieving the learning aims of the subject.

The students may apply for individual tutorials in the teacher's office in the appropriate schedule.

In the specific case of part-time students, or exemption of assistance, seminars and supervised work will be led through interactive online support, email or moodle, with a timing similar to that of small group classes scheduled.

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Supervised projects A2 B1 B2 B5 The submitted paper (practical exercises) will be graded according to the methodology applied, the optimization of the resolution and the accuracy of the results. 20
Mixed objective/subjective test A2 A1 B4 B1 Each student will perform a mixed test, aimed to demonstrate the abilities to solve problems and to answer multiple choice conceptual questions. The assessment will check the acquired knowledge and the accuracy of the results. 75
Seminar A4 B4 B7 B11 Student assessment in these sessions is based upon student participation in the discussions and issues raised in the classroom, and their skills in problem solving. 5
 
Assessment comments

To pass the course there are two basic requirements:

1) Regular
attendance to all evaluable activities, except for students with part-time or waiver of assistance,
as indicated below.

2) To achieve a minimum score of 4 (out of 10)
in every evaluable activities. Such minimum score not be achieved in
any one of these activities, the final grade will be Fail (4.0). To pass
the subject, the overall rating may not be less than 5 (out of 10).

"Not attended" assessment mark will be applied when the conducted activities add up to less than 25% of the total score.

In
the context of continuous assessment, marks obtained in seminars and
supervised work can be retained for the second chance, provided they
score above the minimum of 4 previously cited. The rating of the mixed
test achieved in this second chance will replace that the first one.

Students evaluated in the second chance may only qualify for honors if
the maximum number of licenses for the course were not exhausted at the
first opportunity.

In
the following academic courses, the teaching-learning process,
including assessment, would start over, which means that the students must
complete all scheduled activities for the new course.

In the case of students with part-time, or exemption from assistance,
all assessed activities can be conducted online, and ranked as if they were in attendance,
so the design of a specific protocol it is not necessary.

Sources of information
Basic F. MacRitchie (1990). Chemistry at Interfaces. Academic Press
I. N. Levine (2004). Fisicoquímica, 5th ed.. McGraw-Hill
P. Atkins, J. de Paula (2014). Physical Chemistry, 10th ed.. Oxford University Press
D. Myers (1999). Surfaces, Interfaces and Colloids: Principles and Applications. VCH Publishers

Complementary J.M. Hollas (2004). Modern Spectroscopy, 4th ed.. John Wiley&Sons
S.R. Morrison (1990). The Chemical Physics of Surfaces, 2nd ed.. Plenum Press


Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments


(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.