Week 4: Modification of Kinetic Theory for Real Gas, The Van der Waals Equation, Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
The ideal gas law treats the molecules of a gas as point particles with perfectly elastic collisions. This works well for dilute gases in many experimental circumstances. But gas molecules are not point masses, and there are circumstances where the properties of the molecules have an experimentally measurable effect. A modification of the ideal gas law was proposed by Johannes D. van der Waals in 1873 to take into account molecular size and molecular interaction forces. It is usually referred to as the van der Waals equation of state.
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Course Material
- Week 1: Introduction of Thermodynamics
- Week 2: Kinetic Theory of Gases. Derivation of Fundamental Equation of Kinetic Theory of Gases.
- Week 3: Maxwell Distribution of Molecular Speeds and Energies
- Week 4: Modification of Kinetic Theory for Real Gas, The Van der Waals Equation, Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
- Week 5: Thermal Equilibrium, Definition and Formulation of the First Law of Thermodynamics
- Week 6: Calculation of Work Done, Consequences of the First Law of Thermodynamics
- Week 7: Definition & Measurement of Enthalpy
- Week 8: The Joule-Thomson Experiment, Carnot Cycle and Efficiency Measurements
- Week 9: Second Law of Thermodynamics and the Concept of Entropy
- Week 10: Entropy and Entropy Measurements for Reversible and Irreversible Process
- Week 11: Combined First and Second law of Thermodynamics, Entropy Changes in the Ideal Gases
- Week 12: The Third Law of Thermodynamics and its Uses
- Week 13: Definition & Mathematical Expressions of Free Energy
- Week 14: Helmholtz Energy and Gibbs Energy, The Maxwell Relationship
- Week 15: Transfer of Heat, Distribution and Mean Values
- Week 16; Mean Free Path and Microscopic Calculations of Mean Free Path, Brownian Motion
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Dr. Muhammad Akram
