Elements of Physical Chemistry is an ideal course companion, explaining clearly the fundamental concepts of this vital branch of chemistry.
Getting to grips with physical chemistry can be a daunting task.By illustrating concepts with examples from everyday experience and providing step-by-step guidance on how to apply the underpinning mathematical and physical principles, it helps students in the early years of their studies progress with greater confidence.
It is a perfect single text for those programmes that focus only on the essential principles, or a stepping-stone to more comprehensive texts for more extensive courses.Elements of Physical Chemistry is the ideal text for students with varied amounts of background knowledge, with support ranging from succinct reminders of key principles and brief illustrations of how to use equations, to fully worked-out examples and annotated equations.
Chapters include:
1: The Properties of Gases
2: Thermodynamics: The First Law
3: Thermodynamics: Applications of the First Law
4: Thermodynamics: The Second Law
5: Physical Equilibria: Pure Substances
6: The Properties of Mixtures
7: Chemical Equilibrium: The Principles
8: Chemical Equilibrium: Equilibria in Solution
9: Chemical Equilibrium: Electrochemistry
10: Chemical Kinetics: The Rates of Reactions
11: Chemical Kinetics: Accounting for the Rates Laws
12: Quantum Chemistry: The Principles
13: Quantum Chemistry: Atomic Structure
14: Quantum Chemistry: The Chemical Bond
15: Materials: Molecular Interactions
16: Materials: Macromolecules and Aggregates
17: Materials: Metallic, Ionic, and Covalent Solids
18: Materials: Solid Surfaces
19: Spectroscopy: Molecular Rotations and Vibrations
20: Spectroscopy: Electronic Transitions and Photochemistry
21: Spectroscopy: Magnetic Resonance
22: Statistical Thermodynamics
Appendix 1: Quantities and units
Appendix 2: Mathematical techniques
Appendix 3: Concepts of Physics
Appendix 4: Review of chemical principles
