Description
A leading book for 80 years, Silbey & Alberty’s Physical Chemistry features exceptionally clear explanations of the concepts and methods of physical chemistry for students who have had a year of calculus and a year of physics. The basic theory of chemistry is presented from the viewpoint of academic physical chemists, but the many practical applications of physical chemistry are integrated throughout the text. The problems in the text also reflect a skillful blend of theory and practical applications.
Table of Contents PART ONE: THERMODYNAMICS
1. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics and Equations of State
2. First Law of Thermodynamics
3. Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
4. Fundamental Equations of Thermodynamics
5. Chemical Equilibrium
6. Phase Equilibrium
7. Electrochemical Equilibrium
8. Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions
PART TWO: QUANTUM CHEMISTRY
9. Quantum Theory
10. Atomic Structure
11. Molecular Electronic Structure
12. Symmetry
13. Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy
14. Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecules
15. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
16. Statistical Mechanics
PART THREE: KINETICS
17. Kinetic Theory of Gases
18. Experimental Kinetics and Gas Reactions
19. Chemical Dynamics and Photochemisty
20. Kinetics in the Liquid Phase
PART FOUR: MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES
21. Macromolecules
22. Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules
23. Solid State Chemistry
24. Surface Dynamics