Properties of SubstancesLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

After completion of this course, the student understands the concepts related to chemical and physical properties of substances and is thus able to solve relevant problems in his or her own professional field, to apply this understanding as a necessary basis in later studies and to utilize it in future professional tasks. Major fields of application are chemical reactions, reactors, mass transfer and heat transfer.

Content

1. Ideal and real gases, equations of state, the concept of partial pressure
2. Vapors and moisture
3. Liquids: viscosity, refractive index
4. Conductivity of heat, conductivity of electricity
5. Internal energy, enthalpy and Gibbs energy of substances
6. Heat capacity, molar and specific heat capacity
7. Heats of phase transitions (latent heats)
8. Ideal solutions, ideally dilute solutions (Henry´s law)
9. Phase equilibria

Qualifications

Chemistry Fundamentals and Finnish Communication Skills
Engineering Chemistry and English

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to define and describe the concepts and phenomena included in the course in a qualitative way and to compute straightforward problems mainly based on inserting a correct quantity into a correct formula.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to define or describe the concepts and phenomena in his or her own words; he or she also knows how to explain the origin and meaning of related equations and to critically evaluate different solutions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to characterize and model phenomena on the basis of reasonable assumptions as well as to analyze, evaluate and modify solutions and the model when needed.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to define and describe the concepts and phenomena included in the course in a qualitative way and to compute straightforward problems mainly based on inserting a correct quantity into a correct formula.