Physical chemistry

The objective of this book is to make the concepts and methods of physical chemistry clear and interesting to students who have had a year of calculus and a year of physics. The underlying theory of chemical phenomena is complicated, and so it is a challenge to make the most important concepts and methods understandable to undergraduate students. However, these basic ideas are accessible to students, and they will find them useful whether they are chemistry majors, biologists, engineers, or earth scientists. The basic theory of chemistry is presented from the viewpoint of academic physical chemists, but many applications of physical chemistry to practical problems are described.-Pref.

Originally published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, ©2005. 4th ed.

Thermodynamics: Zeroth law of thermodynamics and equations of state; First law of thermodynamics; Second and third laws of thermodynamics; Fundamental equations of thermodynamics; Chemical equilibrium; Phase equilibrium; Electrochemical equilibrium; Thermodynamics of biochemical reactions -- Quantum Chemistry: Quantum theory; Atomic structure; Molecular electronic structure ; Symmetry ; Rotational and vibrational spectroscopy ; Electronic spectroscopy of molecules ; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Statistical mechanics -- Kinetics: Kinetic theory of gases; Experimental kinetics and gas reactions; Chemical dynamics and photochemistry; Kinetics in the liquid phase -- Macroscopic and Microscopic structures: Macromolecules; Electric and magnetic properties of molecules; Solid-state chemistry; Surface dynamics -- Appendixes: Physical quantities and units; Values of physical constants; Tables of physical chemical data; Mathematical relations; Greek alphabet; Useful information on the web; Symbols for physical quantities and their SI units; Answers to the first set of problems.