PG Syllabus

M. Sc. Final
Paper V(C) : Electro Chemistry (Passed in the BOS Meeting held on 14-09-09)
1. Conductance in non–aqueous media :
Ion association, its effect on conductance, diffusion of electrolytes, measurements of diffusion
coefficient, diffusion in relation to conductance.
2. Concentration Cells :
Cells with and without transference, concentration cells involving mixture of electrolyte, Amalgam
cells, Centrifugal cell, Liquid junction Potential, Membrane Potential, T. M. S. Theory
3. Photo electro chemical cells
4. Electro Kinetic Phenomena :
Quantitative treatment of electro–osmosis, electro phoresis and streaming potential, electrical double
layer theories
5. Electrodics :
The equilibrium exchange current density, Butler–Volmer Equation Tafel plot, over potential and
activation energy.
6. Electroanalytical Techniques :
7. Corrosion :
Basic principles, techniques and applications of Polarography, Cyclicvoltametry, Coulometry,
Chronopotentiometry and impedance measurements.
Electrochemical corrosion theory, estimation of corrosion rates, principles of electrochemical
deposition and electropolymerization processes.
Books Recommended
1. S. Glasston : Electro Chemistry
2. Robinson & Stokes : Electrolytic Solutions
3. Bockris and Reddy, Modern Electrochemistry Vol I and II
4. Ilna Fried, The Chemistry of Electrode Processes, Academic Press, London.
5. Gouglas, A Skoog and Donald M West, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, Saunder’s College,
Philadelphia, 1980.
6. Donald T Sawyer and Julien Roberts, Jr., Experimental Electrochemistry for Chemists, John Wiley
and sons, New York, 1974.
7. N.J. Selly, Experimental Approach to electrochemistry, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., London,
1977.