Chemical Thermodynamics || Thermodynamic Equilibrium in Isolated and Isentropic Systems

✍ Scribed by Keszei, Ernö

• Book ID: 120522334
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: German
• Weight: 248 KB
• Edition: 2012
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 3642198643
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19864-9_3

✦ Synopsis

This course-derived undergraduate textbook provides a concise explanation of the key concepts and calculations of chemical thermodynamics. Instead of the usual ‘classical’ introduction, this text adopts a straightforward postulatory approach that introduces thermodynamic potentials such as entropy and energy more directly and transparently. Structured around several features to assist students’ understanding, Chemical Thermodynamics : Develops applications and methods for the ready treatment of equilibria on a sound quantitative basis. Requires minimal background in calculus to understand the text and presents formal derivations to the student in a detailed but understandable way. Offers end-of-chapter problems (and answers) for self-testing and review and reinforcement, of use for self- or group study. This book is suitable as essential reading for courses in a  bachelor and master chemistry program and is also valuable as a reference or  textbook for students of physics, biochemistry and materials science.