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

  • Thomas Engel, 
  • Philip Reid

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Overview

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.

Published by Pearson (January 12th 2021) - Copyright © 2019

ISBN-13: 9780137403066

Subject: Chemistry

Category: Physical Chemistry

Overview

There are 2 versions of Physical Chemistry, 4th Edition:

  • Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy, 4th Editiion includes chapters 1-17.
  • Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, & Kinetics, 4th Edition includes chapters 1-20
  1. From Classical to Quantum Mechanics
  2. The Schrödinger Equation
  3. The Quantum-Mechanical Postulates
  4. Applying Quantum-Mechanical Principles to Simple Systems
  5. Applying the Particle in the Box Model to Real-World Topics
  6. Commuting and Noncommuting Operators and the Surprising Consequences of Entanglement
  7. A Quantum-Mechanical Model for the Vibration and Rotation of Molecules
  8. Vibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy of Diatomic Molecules
  9. The Hydrogen Atom
  10. Many-Electron Atoms
  11. Quantum States for Many-Electron Atoms and Atomic Spectroscopy
  12. The Chemical Bond in Diatomic Molecules
  13. Molecular Structure and Energy Levels for Polyatomic Molecules
  14. Electronic Spectroscopy
  15. Computational Chemistry
  16. Molecular Symmetry and an Introduction to Group Theory
  17. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscop
  18. Elementary Chemical Kinetics
  19. Complex Reaction Mechanisms
  20. Macromolecules

APPENDICES

  • Data Tables for Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics, & Kinetics
  • Point Group Character Tables for Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy

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