Thermodynamics and Quantum
Chemistry
Levi Stanley
Thermodynamics and Quantum
Chemistry
Levi Stanley
Chemistry 301 and 302
Hi!!!! As you probably guessed, my
name is Levi Stanley. I am a junior chemistry major at Augustana
College. My professional aspirations include work in one of the classic
areas of chemistry (I'm leaning toward organic chemistry, but have not
come to a conclusion yet). This web page is designed to show some
of the work that was done in our Physical Chemistry classes during the
1999/2000 school year. It includes: four experimental lab reports,
one library excercise, four computer based labs, and a paper on W. F. Giauque's
work with Chlorine from my Chemistry 301 class. It also includes five experimental
labs, three computer based labs, solutions to a few selected problems from
the Atkins text, and a paper on ethylene glycol from my Chemistry 302 class.
Finally, I have posted a presention about Biodegradable Surfactants stemming
from the research I did in the Summer of 1999. The following pages
will require a Chime plug-in to view some of the molecules and Adobe Acrobat
reader to access some of the reports . I have provided
these links below.
Literature Review of William Francis Giauque's work with Chlorine
The following are some links that I found interesting and a summary of the three laws of Thermodynamics:
Dr. Peter Atkins states the first law of thermodynamics as follows: "The work needed to change an adiabatic system from one specified state to another specifed state is the same however the work is done."
Dr. Peter Atkins states the second law of thermodynamics as follows: "No process is possible in which the sole result is the absorption of heat from a reservoir and its complete conversioin into work."
Dr. Peter Atkins states the third law of thermodynamics as follows: "If the entropy of every element in its most stable state at T = 0 is taken as zero, then every substance has a positive entropy which at T = 0 may become zero, and which does become zero for all perfect crystalline substances, including compounds."
All Quotes taken From:
Atkins, Peter. Physical Chemistry. W.H. Freeman and
Company. New York, New York. 1999. Sixth Edition.
pp. 50, 97, 111.
The following two links are to the home pages of my lab partners, Andy Aspaas and Ken Solberg.
Dr. Jetty Duffy-Matzner's
Home Page
The opinions and work expressed on this page are the thoughts of Levi Stanley
unless otherwise noted.
Lab work is the work of Andy Aspaas, Ken Solberg, and Levi Stanley.
If you have comments or suggestions, email me at lmstanle@inst.augie.edu
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