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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mortimer, Robert G.
Format: Printed Book
Published: London: Academic Press/Elsevier, 2009.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780125083454
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Thermodynamics and the macroscopic description of physical systems. The behavior of gases and liquids
  • Work, heat, and energy: the First law of thermodynamics
  • The Second and Third laws of thermodynamics: entropy
  • The thermodynamics of real systems
  • Phase equilibrium
  • The thermodynamics of solutions
  • Chemical equilibrium
  • The thermodynamics of electrical systems
  • pt. 2. Dynamics. Gas kinetic theory: the molecular theory of dilute gases at equilibrium
  • Transport processes
  • The rates of chemical reactions
  • Chemical reaction mechanisms I: rate laws and mechanisms
  • Chemical reaction mechanisms II: catalysis and miscellaneous topics
  • pt. 3. The molecular structure of matter. Classical mechanics and the old quantum theory
  • The principles of quantum mechanics. I. De Broglie waves and the Schrödinger equation
  • The principles of quantum mechanics. II. The postulates of quantum mechanics
  • The electronic states of atoms. I. The hydrogen atom
  • The electronic states of atoms. II. The zero-order approximation for multielectron atoms
  • The electronic states of atoms. III. Higher-order approximations
  • The electronic states of diatomic molecules
  • The electronic structure of polyatomic molecules
  • Translational, rotational, and vibrational states of atoms and molecules
  • Optical spectroscopy and photochemistry
  • Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
  • pt. 4. The reconciliation of the macroscopic and molecular theories of matter. Equilibrium statistical mechanics. I. The probability distribution for molecular states
  • Equilibrium statistical mechanics. II. Statistical thermodynamics
  • Equilibrium statistical mechanics III. Ensembles
  • The structure of solids, liquids, and polymers
  • Appendices.

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