Physical Chemistry

Thermodynamics

Horia Metiu

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2006
• Print ISBN:
  9780815340911
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000065268
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Chemistry
• Index: Chemistry

This is a new undergraduate textbook on physical chemistry by Horia Metiu published as four separate paperback volumes. These four volumes on physical chemistry combine a clear and thorough presentation of the theoretical and mathematical aspects of the subject with examples and applications drawn from current industrial and academic research. By using the computer to solve problems that include actual experimental data, the author is able to cover the subject matter at a practical level. The books closely integrate the theoretical chemistry being taught with industrial and laboratory practice. This approach enables the student to compare theoretical projections with experimental results, thereby providing a realistic grounding for future practicing chemists and engineers. Each volume of Physical Chemistry includes Mathematica® and Mathcad® Workbooks on downloadable resources.Metiu's four separate volumes-Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Kinetics, and Quantum Mechanics-offer built-in flexibility by allowing the subject to be covered in any order.These textbooks can be used to teach physical chemistry without a computer, but the experience is enriched substantially for those students who do learn how to read and write Mathematica® or Mathcad® programs. A TI-89 scientific calculator can be used to solve most of the exercises and problems.
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Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• How to use the workbooks, exercises, and problems
• Chapter 1 Temperature, pressure, molar volume, and equilibrium
• Chapter 2 The equation of state
• Chapter 3 How to use the equation of state
• Chapter 4 Thermodynamic transformations
• Chapter 5 Work
• Chapter 6 Heat
• Chapter 7 Reversible and irreversible transformations
• Chapter 8 Path-dependent and path-independent quantities
• Chapter 9 First and second laws of thermodynamics
• Chapter 10 Helmholtz and Gibbs free energies
• Chapter 11 How to calculate the change of entropy in an equilibrium transformation
• Chapter 12 Enthalpy and energy change during a thermodynamic transformation
• Chapter 13 Thermochemistry
• Chapter 14 The change of chemical potential during an equilibrium transformation
• Chapter 15 The chemical potential of a compound in a mixture
• Chapter 16 Mixtures: partial molar quantities and activities
• Chapter 17 Chemical equilibrium
• Chapter 18 Chemical equilibrium: the connection between the equilibrium constant and composition
• Chapter 19 Chemical equilibrium: how to calculate K from ΔG[sup(0)] = – RT ln K
• Chapter 20 Chemical equilibrium: dependence of equilibrium constant on temperature and pressure
• Chapter 21 Chemical equilibrium of coupled reactions
• Chapter 22 Phase transitions in one-component systems: the phenomena
• Chapter 23 Phase transitions in one-component systems: the equilibrium conditions
• Chapter 24 Phase transitions in one-component systems: how to use the equilibrium conditions
• Chapter 25 Phase equilibria in binary systems: the phenomena
• Chapter 26 Equilibrium conditions for binary systems with two phases: application to vapor–liquid equilibrium
• Chapter 27 Electrolyte solutions
• Chapter 28 Galvanic cells: phenomena
• Chapter 29 Galvanic cells: equilibrium conditions
• Appendices
• Further Reading
• Index