Description
Book SynopsisThis admirable text provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of physical chemistry including quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics/thermodynamics. The presentation assists the students in developing an intuitive understanding of the subjects as well as skill in quantitative manipulations.
Trade Review"This admirable text provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of physical chemistry including quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics/thermodynamics. The presentation assists the students in developing an intuitive understanding of the subjects as well as skill in quantitative manipulations. Particularly exciting is the treatment of larger molecular systems. With a firm but gentle hand, the student is led to several organized molecular assemblies including supramolecular systems and models of the origin of life. By learning of some of the most productive areas of current chemical research, the student may see the discipline as an active, young science in addition to its many accomplishments of earlier years. This text makes physical chemistry fun and demonstrates why so many find it a stimulating and rewarding profession."
Professor Edel Wasserman, President (1999) of the American Chemical Society
Table of ContentsPreface and Guided Tour
Chapter 1 Wave-Particle Duality
Chapter 2 Basic Features of Bonding
Chapter 3 Schroedinger Equation and Variation Principle
Chapter 4 Chemical Bonding and Pauli Principle
Chapter 5 The Periodic Table and Simple Molecules
Chapter 6 Bonding Described by Hybrid and Molecular Orbitals
Chapter 7 Molecules with -Electron Systems
Chapter 8 Absorption and Emission of Light
Chapter 9 Nuclei: Particle and Wave Properties
Chapter 10 Intermolecular Forces and Aggregates
Chapter 11 Thermal Motion of Molecules
Chapter 12 Energy and Distribution in Molecular Assemblies
Chapter 13 Internal Energy U, Heat Q and Work W
Chapter 14 Principle of Entropy Increase
Chapter 15 Entropy S, and Heat Q
Chapter 16 Criteria for Chemical Reactions
Chapter 17 Chemical Equilbrium
Chapter 18 Reactions in Aqueous Solutions and in Biosystems
Chapter 19 Chemical Reactions in Electrochemical Cells
Chapter 20 Real Systems
Chapter 21 Kinetics of Chemical Reactions
Chapter 22 Organised Molecular Assemblies
Chapter 23 Supramolecular Machines
Chapter 24 Origin of Life
