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Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
1 online resource (viii, 159 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Annotation This textbook for chemistry students introduces the laws of thermodynamics and the different forms energy takes, and applies the concepts to chemical systems. Topics include entropy, free energy, phase transitions, chemical equilibrium, the macroscopic properties of a system, the partition function, and the properties of ideal gases. Distribution in the US is by Springer Verlag. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
The First Law -- Heat capacity, enthalpy and thermochemistry -- The Second and Third Laws : entropy -- Free energy -- Phase transitions -- Chemical equilibrium -- The statistical definition of entropy -- Connecting microscopic and macroscopic properties -- The partition function -- An ideal gas of atoms -- An ideal gas of diatomic molecules -- Statistical mechanics and equilibrium.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cambridge, UK : Royal Society of Chemistry, ©2001