Chemistry in civil engineering lecture notes

Chemistry in Civil Engineering Lecture Course CONTENTS

Theme 1 Matter and substance. Classification of substances. Basic types of inorganic substances. Page 5

Theme 2 Periodic table of elements - principle and structure. Periodic change of some properties of the chemical elements and their compounds. Page 21

Theme 3 Chemical bond. Nature of the chemical bond. Types of chemical bonds and properties controlled by the chemical bond. Dipole and dipole moment. Intermolecular interactions. Page 24

Theme 4 Reverse reactions and chemical equilibrium. Equilibrium constant. Factors influencing the equilibrium. Le Chatelier’s principle. Page 34

Theme 5 Chemical reaction rates. Kinetic equation and reaction order. Factors affecting the rates. Activation energy. Page 44

Theme 6 Solid state. Difference between crystal and amorphous state. Ciystal structure. Page 49

Theme 7 Crystal lettuces and properties of crystals with ion, atom, molecule and metal crystal lettuces. Isomorphism and polymorphism. Page 59

Theme 8 Minerals. Structure of silicate minerals. Formulae of silicates. Page 63

Theme 9 Surface tension and surfactants. Adsorption. Adhesion, cohesion, wetting, capillarity. Page 71

Theme 10 Dispersion systems - classification. Coarse dispersion systems. Suspensions, emulsions and foams. Page 84

Theme 11 Colloids. Structure and stability. Methods of synthesis of colloid systems. Properties of the colloids. Coagulation, peptization, colloid protection. 1 Page 91