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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maczek, Andrew (Author), Meijer, Anthony (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Oxford chemistry primers.
Subjects:
Statistical thermodynamics.
Table of Contents:
  • The Boltzmann law
  • Sum over states: the molecular partition function
  • Applications of the molecular partition function
  • From molecule to mole: the canonical partition function
  • Distinguishable and indistinguishable particles
  • Two-level systems: a case study
  • Thermodynamic functions: towards a statistical toolkit
  • The ideal monatomic gas: the translational partition function
  • The ideal diatomic gas: internal degrees of freedom
  • The ideal diatomic gas: the rotational partition function
  • ortho and para spin states: a case study
  • The ideal diatomic gas: the vibrational partition function
  • The electronic partition function
  • Heat capacity and Third Law entropy: two case studies
  • Calculating equilibrium constants.