Ebook: Physical Chemistry

Content:
Preface, Pages vii-viii
Acknowledgements, Page ix
Periodic Table of the Elements, Page xvii
Information Tables, Pages xviii-xx
1 - Systems, States, and Processes, Pages 1-19
2 - The Equilibrium Macroscopic States of Gases and Liquids, Pages 21-44
3 - Work, Heat, and Energy: The First Law of Thermodynamics, Pages 45-93
4 - The Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics: Entropy, Pages 95-129
5 - The Thermodynamics of Real Systems, Pages 131-166
6 - Phase Equilibrium, Pages 167-198
7 - Multicomponent Systems, Pages 199-254
8 - The Thermodynamics of Chemical Equilibrium, Pages 255-289
9 - The Thermodynamics of Electrical Systems, Pages 291-318
10 - Gas Kinetic Theory. The Molecular Theory of Dilute Gases at Equilibrium, Pages 319-364
11 - Transport Processes, Pages 365-400
12 - The Rates of Chemical Reactions, Pages 401-434
13 - Chemical Reaction Mechanisms, Pages 435-492
14 - The Principles of Quantum Mechanics. I. Classical Waves and the Schrödinger Equation, Pages 493-538
15 - The Principles of Quantum Mechanics. II. The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics, Pages 539-571
16 - The Electronic States of Atoms. I. The Hydrogen Atom and the Simple Orbital Approximation for Multielectron Atoms, Pages 573-618
17 - The Electronic States of Atoms. II. Higher-Order Approximations for Multielectron Atoms, Pages 619-645
18 - The Electronic States of Molecules, Pages 647-719
19 - Translational, Rotational, and Vibrational States of Atoms and Molecules, Pages 721-749
20 - Spectroscopy and Photochemistry, Pages 751-815
21 - Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Pages 817-896
22 - The Structure of Solids and Liquids, Pages 897-946
23 - Some Additional Theories of Nonequilibrium Processes, Pages 947-976
Appendix A - Tables of Numerical Data, Pages 977-999
Appendix B - Some Useful Mathematics, Pages 1001-1020
Appendix C - A Short Table of Integrals, Pages 1021-1023
Appendix D - Classical Mechanics, Pages 1025-1030
Appendix E - Some Derivations of Thermodynamic Formulas and Methods, Pages 1031-1035
Appendix F - Some Mathematics in Quantum Mechanics, Pages 1037-1043
Appendix G - The Perturbation Method, Pages 1045-1046
Appendix H - The Hückel Method, Pages 1047-1050
Appendix I - Matrix Representations of Groups, Pages 1051-1059
Appendix J - Symbols Used in This Book, Pages 1061-1067
Appendix K - Answers to Selected Exercises and Problems, Pages 1069-1095
Additional Reading, Pages 1097-1104
Index, Pages 1105-1116