Ebook: The Law of Mass Action

The theoretical basis of this book is developed ab ovo. This requires dealing with several problems arising in physical chemistry including the concept of entropy as a thermodynamic coordinate and its relation to probability. Thus Maxwell Boltzmann and Gibbs statistical thermodynamics, and quantum statistics are made considerable use of. A statistical mechanical derivation of the law of mass action for gases and solids is presented, and the problems arising in the application of the law of mass action to the liquid state are addressed. Molecular interactions and how to take them into account when deriving the law of mass action is discussed in some detail sketching a way alternativ to the use of activities. Finally, attention is drawn to the statistical mechanical background to Linear Free Energy Relationships (LFER's) and of Isokinetic Relationships (IKR's) and their connections with molecular interactions.

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The theoretical basis of this book is developed ab ovo. This requires dealing with several problems arising in physical chemistry including the concept of entropy as a thermodynamic coordinate and its relation to probability. Thus Maxwell Boltzmann and Gibbs statistical thermodynamics, and quantum statistics are made considerable use of. A statistical mechanical derivation of the law of mass action for gases and solids is presented, and the problems arising in the application of the law of mass action to the liquid state are addressed. Molecular interactions and how to take them into account when deriving the law of mass action is discussed in some detail sketching a way alternativ to the use of activities. Finally, attention is drawn to the statistical mechanical background to Linear Free Energy Relationships (LFER's) and of Isokinetic Relationships (IKR's) and their connections with molecular interactions.

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The theoretical basis of this book is developed ab ovo. This requires dealing with several problems arising in physical chemistry including the concept of entropy as a thermodynamic coordinate and its relation to probability. Thus Maxwell Boltzmann and Gibbs statistical thermodynamics, and quantum statistics are made considerable use of. A statistical mechanical derivation of the law of mass action for gases and solids is presented, and the problems arising in the application of the law of mass action to the liquid state are addressed. Molecular interactions and how to take them into account when deriving the law of mass action is discussed in some detail sketching a way alternativ to the use of activities. Finally, attention is drawn to the statistical mechanical background to Linear Free Energy Relationships (LFER's) and of Isokinetic Relationships (IKR's) and their connections with molecular interactions.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Maxwell — Boltzmann Statistics....Pages 1-42
Ensembles, Partition Functions, and Thermodynamic Functions....Pages 43-70
The Law of Mass Action for Ideal Systems....Pages 71-106
Reactions in Imperfect Condensed Systems. Free Volume....Pages 107-144
Molecular Interactions....Pages 145-172
Imperfect Gases....Pages 173-202
Reactions in Imperfect Condensed Systems. Lattice Energy....Pages 203-248
Chemical Correlations....Pages 249-294
Concluding Remarks....Pages 295-301
Appendices....Pages 303-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-328

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The theoretical basis of this book is developed ab ovo. This requires dealing with several problems arising in physical chemistry including the concept of entropy as a thermodynamic coordinate and its relation to probability. Thus Maxwell Boltzmann and Gibbs statistical thermodynamics, and quantum statistics are made considerable use of. A statistical mechanical derivation of the law of mass action for gases and solids is presented, and the problems arising in the application of the law of mass action to the liquid state are addressed. Molecular interactions and how to take them into account when deriving the law of mass action is discussed in some detail sketching a way alternativ to the use of activities. Finally, attention is drawn to the statistical mechanical background to Linear Free Energy Relationships (LFER's) and of Isokinetic Relationships (IKR's) and their connections with molecular interactions.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Maxwell — Boltzmann Statistics....Pages 1-42
Ensembles, Partition Functions, and Thermodynamic Functions....Pages 43-70
The Law of Mass Action for Ideal Systems....Pages 71-106
Reactions in Imperfect Condensed Systems. Free Volume....Pages 107-144
Molecular Interactions....Pages 145-172
Imperfect Gases....Pages 173-202
Reactions in Imperfect Condensed Systems. Lattice Energy....Pages 203-248
Chemical Correlations....Pages 249-294
Concluding Remarks....Pages 295-301
Appendices....Pages 303-322
Back Matter....Pages 323-328
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