Concise Chemical Thermodynamics, 2nd Edition

✍ Scribed by A.P.H. Peters, J.R.W. Warn

• Publisher: Chapman & Hall
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 216
• Edition: 2nd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The first edition of Concise Chemical Thermodynamics proved to be a very popular introduction to a subject many undergraduate students perceive as a difficult topic, because it presented thermodynamics with practical chemical examples in a way that used little mathematics.In this second edition the text has been carefully revised to ensure the same approach is maintained. Students are led to an understanding of Gibbs free energy early on, and the concept is demonstrated in several different fields. The book includes discussions of experimental equilibrium data, an introduction to electrochemistry, a brief survey of Ellingham diagrams, and a treatment of entropy without reference to the Carnot cycle. A new chapter on computer-based methods in thermodynamics has been added to reflect current technological trends and practices. Thermodynamic data has been revised in light of information provided by the work of the Scientific Group Thermodata Europe, to ensure that the symbols and units reflect the latest IUPAC rules. In addition, the problems and examples have been updated, replaced, and amplified to reflect current understanding and concerns. Undergraduate students of chemistry will find this an ideal introduction to chemical thermodynamics.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Preface to the First Edition......Page 8
Symbols and Abbreviations......Page 9
1 Energy......Page 13
2 The First Law of Thermodynamics......Page 28
3 Thermochemistry......Page 44
4 Spontaneous Changes......Page 65
5 Entropy......Page 71
6 Free Energy, The Arbiter......Page 88
7 Chemical Equilibrium......Page 100
8 Equilibrium Experiments and Their Interpretation......Page 122
9 Electrochemical Cells......Page 138
10 Free Energy and Industrial Processes......Page 164
11 Computational Thermochemistry......Page 183
Suggested Further Reading......Page 194
Appendix I The Twenty Most Useful Equations......Page 195
Appendix II Fundamental Constants and Conversion Factors......Page 197
Appendix III A Selection of Basic Thermodynamic data......Page 198
Answers to Problems......Page 204
Index......Page 209