CHEM-6620

Physical Chemistry of Macromolecular Solutions

Thermodynamic properties of solutions of synthetic and natural macromolecules. Properties of solutions of nonelectrolyte coiling polymers and of solutions of rigid and cooling polyelectrolytes with applications to the study of phase equilibrium, osmotic pressure, light scattering, equilibrium and velocity ultracentrifugation, translational diffusion, and intrinsic viscosity. Prerequisite: CHEM- 4620 or permission of instructor. Fall term even-numbered years.

3 credit hours