Physical ChemistryThis new edition of Robert G. Mortimer's Physical Chemistry has been thoroughly revised for use in a full year course in modern physical chemistry. In this edition, Mortimer has included recent developments in the theories of chemical reaction kinetics and molecular quantum mechanics, as well as in the experimental study of extremely rapid chemical reactions. While Mortimer has made substantial improvements in the selection and updating of topics, he has retained the clarity of presentation, the integration of description and theory, and the level of rigor that made the first edition so successful. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Systems States and Processes | 1 |
Chapter 2 The Equilibrium Macroscopic States of Gases and Liquids | 21 |
The First Law of Thermodynamics | 45 |
Entropy | 95 |
Chapter 5 The Thermodynamics of Real Systems | 131 |
Chapter 6 Phase Equilibrium | 167 |
Chapter 7 Multicomponent Systems | 199 |
Chapter 8 The Thermodynamics of Chemical Equilibrium | 255 |
Chapter 15 The Principles of Quantum Mechanics II The Postulates of Quantum Mechanics | 539 |
Chapter 16 The Electronic States of Atoms I The Hydrogen Atom and the Simple Orbital Approximation for Multielectron Atoms | 573 |
Chapter 17 The Electronic States of Atoms II HigherOrder Approximations for Multielectron Atoms | 619 |
Chapter 18 The Electronic States of Molecules | 647 |
Chapter 19 Translational Rotational and Vibrational States of Atoms and Molecules | 721 |
Chapter 20 Spectroscopy and Photochemistry | 751 |
Chapter 21 Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics | 817 |
Chapter 22 The Structure of Solids and Liquids | 897 |
Chapter 9 The Thermodynamics of Electrical Systems | 291 |
Chapter 10 Gas Kinetic Theory The Molecular Theory of Dilute Gases at Equilibrium | 319 |
Chapter 11 Transport Processes | 365 |
Chapter 12 The Rates of Chemical Reactions | 401 |
Chapter 13 Chemical Reaction Mechanisms | 435 |
Chapter 14 The Principles of Quantum Mechanics I Classical Waves and the Schrödinger Equation | 493 |
Common terms and phrases
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