About the book

This book is the first volume of a two-volume university course in physical chemistry. It deals with the fundamentals of chemical thermodynamics, the thermodynamics of solutions, chemical and heterogeneous equilibria, surface phenomena, and adsorption. A special chapter is devoted to gas chromatography.

The second volume deals with the kinetics of chemical reactions, catalysis, electrochemistry, and electromotive forces.

The size of the book is mainly due to the fact that the authors have done everything possible to present the fundamentals and their interrelationships in the clearest manner. The mathematical deductions are given in sufficient detail and are explained in a simple manner.

The book is intended for students of chemical faculties in universities and will also be useful for postgraduate students and teachers of physical chemistry. The authors expect that the book will be understood by readers studying physical chemistry for the first time, provided they have a foundational knowledge of mathematics and physics within the scope of the usual courses in these subjects as taught in chemical faculties.

Contents

List of Tables

Symbols

Preface

Introduction

FUNDAMENTALS OF THERMODYNAMICS

Chapter 1. First Law of Thermodynamics

Chapter 2. Thermochemistry

Chapter 3. Second Law of Thermodynamics

Chapter 4. Characteristic Functions. Applications of Second law of Thermodynamics

THERMODYNAMICS OF SOLUTIONS

Chapter 5. Thermodynamics of Solutions. Gas Mixtures (Solutions)

Chapter 6. Equilibrium between Liquid Solution and Saturated Vapour

Chapter 7. Equilibrium of Liquid Solutions with Gases and Solids. Some Classes of Solutions

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA. CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS

Chapter 8. Chemical Equilibria in Gases and Solutions

Chapter 9. Temperature Dependence of Chemical Equilibrium

Chapter 10. Statistical Method of Calculating Thermodynamic Quantities

HETEROGENEOUS PHASE EQUILIBRIA

Chapter 11. Gibbs Phase Rule

Chapter 12. One-Component Systems

Chapter 13. Two-Component Systems with One Phase of Variable Composition

Chapter 14. Two-Component Systems with Incompletely Miscible Components in Condensed Phases

Chapter 15. Three-Component Systems

SURFACE PHENOMENA ADSORPTION

Chapter 16. Isotherms of Adsorption of Gases and Vapours on a Homogeneous Surface

Chapter 17. Thermodynamic Equilibrium between Surface layer and Bulk Phases. Monolayers. Changes in Thermodynamic Functions upon Adsorption

Chapter 18. Energy of Intermolecular Interactions in Adsorption. Molecular-Statistical Calculation of Adsorption Equilibria

Chapter 19. Adsorption by Porous Adsorbents and from Liquid Solutions

Chapter 20. (Supplementary). Gas Chromatography

Appendices

Bibliography

Name Index

Subject Index