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CY50102
Course name	Physical Chemistry Of Surfaces
Offered by	Chemistry
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
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Semester	Spring

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Prerequisite: NilSurface Tension and surface energy; measurement of surface tension; nature and thermodynamics of liquid surfaces; surface films on liquid surfaces; electrical aspects of surface chemistry; long-range forces; surfaces of solids; physico-chemical methods of surface and interface analysis; solidliquid interfaces â contact angle; solid-liquid interface â adsorption from solution; friction, lubrication, and adhesion; wetting, flotation, and detergency; emulsions, foams, aerosols; solid-gas interface â general considerations, adsorption of gases and vapors on solids, chemisorption and catalysis.Books: A.W. Adamson and A. P. Gast, Physical Chemistry of Surfaces, Wiley Interscience; 6 edition, 1997; J. C. Vickerman, Surface Analysis - The Principal Techniques, Wiley-Interscience, 6 edition, 1997; G. A. Somorjai Introduction to Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Wiley-Interscience, 1994; E.M. McCash, Surface Chemistry, Oxford University Press, USA; 2001.

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