Physical chemistry / Thomas Engel, Philip Reid.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Fundamental concepts of thermodynaics -- 2.Heat, work, internal energy, enthalpy, and the first law of thermodynamics -- 3.The importance of state functions: internal energy and enthalpy -- 4.Thermochemistry -- 5.Entropy and the second and third laws of thermodynamics -- 6.Chemical equilibrium -- 7.The properties of real gases -- 8.Phase diagrams and the relative stability of soilds, liquids, and gases -- 9.Ideal and real solutions -- 10.Electrolyte solutions -- 11.Electrochemical cells, batteries, and fuel cells -- 12.From classical to quantum mechanics -- 13.The Schro·dinger equation -- 14.The quantum mechanical postualtes -- 15.Using quantum mechanics on simple systems -- 16.The particle in the box and the real world -- 17.Commuting and noncommuting operators and the surprising consequences of entanglement -- 18.A quantum mechanical model for the vibration and rotation of molecules -- 19.Vibrational and rotational spectroscopy of diatomic molecules -- 20.The hydrogen atom -- 21.Many-electron atoms -- 22.Quantum states for many-electton atoms and atomic spectroscopy -- 23.The chemical bond in diatomic molecules -- 24.Molecular structure and energy levels for polyatomic modules -- 25.Electronic spectroscopy -- 26.Compuational chemistry -- 27.Molecular symmetry -- 28.Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- 29.Probability -- 30.The Boltzmann distribution -- 31.Ensemble and molecular partition functions -- 32.Statistical thermodynamics -- 33.Kinetic theory of gases -- 34.Transport phenomena -- 35.Elementary chemical kinetics -- 36.Complex reaction mechanisms.

This full-colour, modern physical chemistry text focuses on the core topics of physical chemistry, presented within a modern framework of applications. Extensive mathematical derivations are provided, yet the book retains the significant chemical rigor needed in physical chemistry.