Chemical Thermodynamics An Introduction [Paperback]

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.

This course-derived undergraduate textbook provides a concise explanation of the key concepts and calculations of chemical thermodynamics. The book develops applications and methods for the ready treatment of equilibria on a sound quantitative basis.

1: Postulates of thermodynamics.- 2: Thermodynamic equilibrium in isolated and isentropic systems.- 3: Thermodynamic equilibrium in systems with other constraints.- 4: Thermodynamic processes and engines.- 5: Thermodynamics of mixtures (multi-component systems).- 6: Phase equilibria.- 7: Equilibria of chemical reactions.- 8: Extension of thermodynamics for additional interactions (non-simple systems).- 9: Elements of equilibrium statistical thermodynamics.- 10: Transport processes.

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