Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, and Kinetics, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (January 19, 2018) © 2019

  • Thomas Engel University of Washington
  • Philip Reid University of Washington

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Engel and Reid's Physical Chemistry provides you with a contemporary, conceptual, and visual introduction to physical chemistry. The authors emphasize the vibrancy of physical chemistry today and illustrate its relevance to the world around us, using modern applications drawn from biology, environmental science and material science.

The 4th Edition provides visual summaries of important concepts and connections in each chapter, offers you just-in-time math help, and expands content to cover science relevant to physical chemistry.

Table of contents

Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, & Kinetics, 4th Edition

(NOTE: Pearson+ eText includes additional chapters on quantum chemistry and spectroscopy.)

  • Fundamental Concepts of Thermodynamics
  • Heat, Work, Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
  • The Importance of State Functions: Internal Energy and Enthalpy
  • Thermochemistry
  • Entropy and the Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics
  • Chemical Equilibrium
  • The Properties of Real Gases
  • Phase Diagrams and the Relative Stability of Solids, Liquids, and Gases
  • Ideal and Real Solutions
  • Electrolyte Solutions
  • Electrochemical Cells, Batteries, and Fuel Cells
  • Probability
  • The Boltzmann Distribution
  • Ensemble and Molecular Partition Functions
  • Statistical Thermodynamics
  • Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • Transport Phenomena
  • Elementary Chemical Kinetics
  • Complex Reaction Mechanisms
  • Macromolecules

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