Chemical Thermodynamics : Basic Concepts and Methods

Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–7): Chapter 2 Mathematical Preparation for Thermodynamics (pages 9–28): Chapter 3 The First Law of Thermodynamics (pages 29–41): Chapter 4 Enthalpy, Enthalpy of Reaction, and Heat Capacity (pages 43–79): Chapter 5 Applications of the First Law to Gases (pages 81–109): Chapter 6 The Second Law of Thermodynamics (pages 111–157): Chapter 7 Equilibrium and Spontaneity for Systems at Constant Temperature (pages 159–191): Chapter 8 Application of the Gibbs Function and the Planck Function to Some Phase Changes (pages 193–210): Chapter 9 Thermodynamics of Systems of Variable Composition (pages 211–226): Chapter 10 Mixtures of Gases and Equilibrium in Gaseous Mixtures (pages 227–257): Chapter 11 The Third Law of Thermodynamics (pages 259–280): Chapter 12 Application of the Gibbs Function to Chemical Changes (pages 281–301): Chapter 13 The Phase Rule (pages 303–317): Chapter 14 The Ideal Solution (pages 319–335): Chapter 15 Dilute Solutions of Nonelectrolytes (pages 337–355): Chapter 16 Activities, Excess Gibbs Functions, and Standard States for Nonelectrolytes (pages 357–384): Chapter 17 Determination of Nonelectrolyte Activities and Excess Gibbs Functions from Experimental Data (pages 385–406): Chapter 18 Calculation of Partial Molar Quantities and Excess Molar Quantities from Experimental Data: Volume and Enthalpy (pages 407–437): Chapter 19 Activity, Activity Coefficients, and Osmotic Coefficients of Strong Electrolytes (pages 439–470): Chapter 20 Changes in Gibbs Function for Processes in Solutions (pages 471–497): Chapter 21 Systems Subject to a Gravitational or a Centrifugal Field (pages 499–510): Chapter 22 Estimation of Thermodynamic Quantities (pages 511–525): Chapter 23 Concluding Remarks (pages 527–530): "For more than fifty years, this critically acclaimed and highly influential publication has been the textbook of choice in the field of chemical thermodynamics. This Seventh Edition not only brings the text thoroughly up to date with the latest developments and applications, it also offers new features that better enable students to master key concepts and apply them in practice." "While thoroughly revised and updated, the text's fundamental objectives remain unchanged: to present the foundations and interrelationships of thermodynamics and to enable students to apply basic concepts in solving problems typically encountered by chemists, biologists, geologists, and materials scientists. Moreover, the text continues to maintain a logical unity throughout by focusing on the laws of classical thermodynamics and applications to gases, solutions, phase equilibria, and chemical equilibria."--BOOK JACKET.

• A completely updated, expanded edition of a longstanding and influential text on chemical thermodynamics
  
• Covers the logical foundations and interrelationships of thermodynamics and their application to problems that are commonly encountered by the chemist.
  
• Explanations of abstract concepts in a clear and simple, yet still rigorous fashion
  
• Logical arrangement of the material to facilitate learning, including worked out examples.
  
• Computational techniques, graphical, numerical, and analytical, are described fully and are used frequently, both in illustrative and in assigned problems.