TY  - BOOK
AU  - Engel,Thomas
AU  - Reid,Philip
TI  - Physical chemistry
SN  - 080533842X
U1  - 541 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Pearson Benjamin Cummings
KW  - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
KW  - Textbooks
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1: Fundamental Concepts of ThermodynamicsChapter 2: Heat, Work, Internal Energy, Enthalpy, and the First Law of ThermodynamicsChapter 3: The Importance of State Functions: Energy and EnthalpyChapter 4: ThermochemistryChapter 5: Entropy and the Second and Third Laws of ThermodynamicsChapter 6: Chemical EquilibriumChapter 7: Real Gases and Ideal GasesChapter 8: Phase Diagrams and the Relative Stability of Solids, Liquids, and GasesChapter 9: Ideal and Real SolutionsChapter 10: Electrolyte SolutionsChapter 11: Electrochemical Cells, Batteries, and Fuel CellsChapter 12: From Classical to Quantum MechanicsChapter 13: The Schroedinger EquationChapter 14: The Quantum Mechanical PostulatesChapter 15: Using Quantum Mechanics on Simple SystemsChapter 16: The Particle in the Box and the Real WorldChapter 17: Commuting and Noncommuting Operators and the Surprising Consequences of Entanglement Chapter 18: A Quantum Mechanical Model for the Vibration and Rotation of MoleculesChapter 19: The Vibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy of Diatomic MoleculesChapter 20: The Hydrogen AtomChapter 21: Many-Electron AtomsChapter 22: Examples of Spectroscopy Involving AtomsChapter 23: Chemical Bonding in H+2 and H2Chapter 24: Chemical Bonding in Diatomic MoleculesChapter 25: Molecular Structure and Energy Levels for Polyatomic MoleculesChapter 26: Electronic SpectroscopyChapter 27: Computational ChemistryChapter 28: Molecular SymmetryChapter 29: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyChapter 30: Probability Chapter 31: The Boltzmann DistributionChapter 32: Ensemble and Molecular Partition FunctionsChapter 33: Statistical ThermodynamicsChapter 34: Kinetic Theory of GasesChapter 35: Transport PhenomenaChapter 36: Elementary Chemical KineticsChapter 37: Complex Reaction MechanismsAppendix A: Data TablesAppendix B: Math SupplementAppendix C: Point Group Character Tables

N2  - Explains core topics with a focus on basic principles, applications, and modern research. Excessive math formalism is avoided to keep students focused on the most important concepts and to provide clarity. Applications woven throughout each chapter demonstrate to students how chemical theories are used to solve real-world chemical problems
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip054/2004029329.html
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