Description
Ira N. Levine's sixth edition of Physical Chemistry provides students with an in-depth fundamental treatment of physical chemistry. At the same time, the treatment is made easy to follow by giving full step-by-step derivations, clear explanations and by avoiding advanced mathematics unfamiliar to students. Necessary math and physics have thorough review sections. Worked examples are followed by a practice exercise.
Features
Review sections interspersed throughout the text after every few chapters.
Student will be able to test their knowledge of the concepts on a regular basis and retain that knowledge.
Additional homework problems testing the qualitative understanding of physical chemistry content has been integrated into this edition.
Students will understand the chemical concept beyond just solving problems.
The in-chapter examples are written to lead the student to a clearly worked-out answer. The examples are followed by a corresponding exercise requiring the student to practice the same thought process. The answer for each exercise is also given.
Clarity of Writing: The writing is clear and easy to follow. Technical terms and concepts are introduced with the necessary background information to understand the basis for bringing them into the discussion.
Completeness: The book gives the student careful definitions and explanations of concepts, full details of most derivations, and reviews of relevant topics in mathematics and physics. A mix of theoretical and practical applications is presented.
Table of Contents
1 Thermodynamics
2 The First Law of Thermodynamics
3 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
4 Material Equilibrium
5 Standard Thermodynamic Functions of Reaction
6 Reaction Equilibrium in Ideal Gas Mixtures
7 One-Component Phase Equilibrium and Surfaces
8 Real Gases
9 Solutions
10 Nonideal Solutions
11 Reaction Equilibrium in Nonideal Systems
12 Multicomponent Phase Equilibrium
13 Electrochemical Systems
14 Kinetic Theory of Gases
15 Transport Processes
16 Reaction Kinetics
17 Quantum Mechanics
18 Atomic Structure
19 Molecular Electronic Structure
20 Spectroscopy and Photochemistry
21 Statistical Mechanics
22 Theories of Reaction Rates
23 Solids and Liquids