CHEM 585 Colloid Chemistry

3 credits · Chemistry · Faculty of Science · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Principles of the physical chemistry of phase boundaries. Electrical double layer theory; van der Waals forces; Brownian motion; kinetics of coagulation; electrokinetics; light scattering; solid/liquid interactions; adsorption; surfactants; hydrodynamic interactions; rheology of dispersions.

Prerequisites

CHEM 345, MATH 233 and MATH 315, PHYS 241 and PHYS 242. Students who haven't taken CHEM 223 and CHEM 243 must have taken CHEM 273 or permission of instructor.

Prerequisite courses: CHEM 345, MATH 315, PHYS 241, PHYS 242

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