E Brian Smith

Basic Chemical Thermodynamics (Fifth Edition)

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This widely acclaimed text, now in its fifth edition and translated into many languages, continues to present a clear, simple and concise introduction to chemical thermodynamics. An examination of equilibrium in the everyday world of mechanical objects provides the starting point for an accessible account of the factors that determine equilibrium in chemical systems. This straightforward approach leads students to a thorough understanding of the basic principles of thermodynamics, which are then applied to a wide range of physico-chemical systems. The book also discusses the problems of non-ideal solutions and the concept of activity, and provides an introduction to the molecular basis of thermodynamics.
Over five editions, the views of teachers of the subject and their students have been incorporated. The result is a little more rigour in specifying the dimensions within logarithmic expressions, the addition of more worked examples and the inclusion of a simple treatment of the molecular basis of thermodynamics. Students on courses in thermodynamics will continue to find this popular book an excellent introductory text.

Contents:
Energy
Entropy and Equilibrium
Equilibrium in Chemical Systems
Determination of Thermodynamic Quantities
Ideal Solutions
Non-Ideal Solutions
Thermodynamics of Gases
Molecular Basis of Thermodynamics

Produktdetails

• Verlag: World Scientific Publishing Company
• 5th edition
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 288mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781860944451
• ISBN-10: 1860944450
• Artikelnr.: 21305992

Autorenporträt

E Brian Smith (Former Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford, UK, & Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University, UK)