What is Physical Chemistry?

It is an essential part of the study of materials science and the

modern physical chemistry has strong foundations in pure physics and includes very diverse areas of study
important topics such as kinetics, chemical dynamics, thermochemistry, quantum chemistry,
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According to the great Mexican scientist and teacher Leopoldo García-Colin, 'it is a discipline that deals with
about the studies of chemical processes observed from the perspective of the laws of physics

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Physical chemistry is the part of chemistry that studies the properties of physics and structure.
of matter, the laws of chemical interaction and theories that govern it.

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Branches of physical chemistry

Modern Physical Chemistry includes various areas or branches of study that evolve and
give rise to new areas of study and fields of application. Among the basic branches
From Physical Chemistry, the following can be mentioned:

Chemical thermodynamics or thermochemistry

Chemical kinetics
Chemical dynamics
Electrochemistry
Surface phenomena and catalysis (Surface chemistry)
Nuclear chemistry
Photochemistry
Spectroscopy
Solid State Chemistry
Quantum chemistry
Statistical mechanics
Magnetochemistry
Each branch of Physical Chemistry leads to specific areas of study and fields of
application for the oil, automotive, pharmaceutical, medicine, space industries
nanotechnology, robotics, and environmental care, etc.
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Macroscopic: It is when the properties of fairly significant quantities are studied.
of matter. Microscopic: It is when working with molecules and atoms.
Finally, it can be said that physical chemistry or Physicochemical can be divided into four parts:
Quantum mechanics: It is the branch of physical chemistry that studies atomic structure.
spectroscopy and the bonds in molecules. Statistical mechanics: It is the branch of the
physical chemistry that allows chemists to obtain macroscopic properties of a system
thanks to molecular and atomic properties. Kinetics: It is the branch that studies the
diffusion processes, the speed of chemical reactions, and charge flow in a cell
Electrochemistry. Thermodynamics: This is the branch that investigates equilibrium properties.
of a system, also studies the changes that occur in these properties during a
process.
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 • CHEMICAL KINETICS: it is responsible for the study of the speed of reaction, this is a
a branch that is based on a study rooted in the empirical and the experimental. It is a branch that allows
indagar en las mecánicas de la reacción
• CHEMICAL DYNAMICS: the objective of this branch is to achieve the analysis of the processes
Chemicals from an evolutionary dimension, in a few words, is responsible for the study of matter.
in the processes of chemical change and their causes
• ELECTROCHEMISTRY: its father is the English chemist Michael Faraday and it consists of the
transformation between electrical energy and chemical energy.
if a chemical reaction is driven by a differential applied externally, in
general la electroquímica se encarga de estudiar las situaciones donde se dan reacciones de
oxidation and reduction.
• Nuclear Chemistry: this talks about natural and artificial changes in atoms
specifically, in their cores, as well as the chemical reactions of the substances that
they are radioactive
within it, the effects that substances have on each other are studied
there are three types of radioactive emissions that produce:
the alpha
the beta
and the gamma
• PHOTOQUIMISTRY is one of the branches of physical chemistry responsible for studying
interaction between atoms, small molecules, and light. this branch of physical chemistry IS BASED ON
2 LAWS WHICH ARE:

1. GROTTHUS-DRAPER LAW: WHICH ESTABLISHES THAT LIGHT MUST BE ABSORBED BY

A chemical substance for a photochemical reaction to occur.
2. STARK-EINSTEIN LAW: ESTABLISHES THAT FOR EACH PHOTON OF LIGHT ABSORBED BY
IN A CHEMICAL SYSTEM, ONLY ONE MOLECULE IS ACTIVATED FOR A REACTION
PHOTOQUIMISTRY
•
SPECTROSCOPY: to start talking about this, it should be mentioned that it bears a resemblance to
the branch of photochemistry studies the interactions between electromagnetic radiation and matter,
with absorption and/or emission of radiant energy.