Thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, and kinetics /
Thomas Engel and Philip Reid.
- Fourth edition. Global edition.
- 676 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
"Physical chemistry." Includes index.
Fundamental concepts of thermodynamics -- Heat, work, internal energy, enthalpy, and the first law of thermodynamics -- The importance of state functions : internal energy and enthalpy -- Thermochemistry -- Entropy and the second and third laws of thermodynamics -- Chemical equilibrium -- The properties of real gases -- Phase diagrams and the relative stability of solids, liquids, and gases -- Ideal and real solutions -- Electrolyte solutions -- Electrochemical cells, batteries, and fuel cells -- Probability -- The Boltzmann distribution -- Ensemble and molecular partition functions -- Statistical thermodynamics -- Kinetic theory of gases -- Transport phenomena -- Elementary chemical kinetics -- Complex reaction mechanisms -- Macromolecules.