This set of lessons and applets is assigned as homework 4 for 09-106 Modern Chemistry 2. As each concept is introduced, an applet, accompanied by a series of exercises involving the applet, will be provided to aid understanding of the concepts. Each lesson is followed by a set of questions which will be due by the start of class on Friday, Feb 22, 2008. Before beginning please complete the following anonymous survey to help us evaluate and improve these materials

Pretest

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Activity Handout and Questions

For easy reference, you may download a printable version of this activity.

• Online Activity Handout [15 pages to follow along with activity, not to be turned in. All content in this handout is also present on the site. The handout is provided for those who would rather read a printout than a computer screen.]
• Online Activity Questions [2 pages questions to be turned in Friday February 22nd]

Homework Activity

1. Introduction


2. The reaction coordinate


3. The energy landscape


4. Population distributions


5. Motion at constant temperature, and exchange of energy with the heat bath


6. Thermally activated processes


7. Energy and temperature determine the populations


8. Entropy and free energy


9. Mathematical derivation of free energy

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