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A balanced presentation of the concepts of physical chemistry, and their applications to biology and biochemistry. Written to straddle the worlds of physical chemistry and the life sciences, it shows how the tools of physical chemistry can elucidate biological questions.

Table of Contents
Focus 1: Biochemical Thermodynamics: The First Law Focus 2: Biochemical Thermodynamics: The Second Law Focus 3: Water and Aqueous solutions Focus 4: Chemical equilibrium Focus 5: Ion and Electron Transport Focus 6: The Rates of Reactions Focus 7: Biochemical kinetics Focus 8: Atoms Focus 9: Molecules Focus 10: Macromolecules and self-assembly Focus 11: Biochemical spectroscopy Focus 12: Scattering techniques Focus 13: Gravimetric methods

Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences

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A Paperback / softback by Peter Atkins, R. George Ratcliffe, Mark Wormald

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    Publisher: Oxford University Press
    Publication Date: 10/03/2023
    ISBN13: 9780198830108, 978-0198830108
    ISBN10: 0198830106
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    Biochemistry Biophysics Chemical biology

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A balanced presentation of the concepts of physical chemistry, and their applications to biology and biochemistry. Written to straddle the worlds of physical chemistry and the life sciences, it shows how the tools of physical chemistry can elucidate biological questions.

    Table of Contents
    Focus 1: Biochemical Thermodynamics: The First Law Focus 2: Biochemical Thermodynamics: The Second Law Focus 3: Water and Aqueous solutions Focus 4: Chemical equilibrium Focus 5: Ion and Electron Transport Focus 6: The Rates of Reactions Focus 7: Biochemical kinetics Focus 8: Atoms Focus 9: Molecules Focus 10: Macromolecules and self-assembly Focus 11: Biochemical spectroscopy Focus 12: Scattering techniques Focus 13: Gravimetric methods

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