Physical chemistry : a molecular approach

By:

McQuattie, Donald A

Contributor(s):

Simon, John D

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Viva Books, 1999.Description: xxi, 1270 pISBN:

8176490016
9788176490016

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

541.3 MAC

Contents:

The dawn of quantum theory -- Complex numbers -- The classical wave equation -- Probability and statistics -- The Schrodinger equation and a particle in a box -- Some postulates and general principles of quantum mechanics -- The harmonic oscillator and the rigid rotator: two spectroscopic models -- The hydrogen atom -- Approximation methods -- Multielectron atoms -- The chemical bond: diatomic molecules -- Bonding in polyatomic molecules -- Computational quantum chemistry -- Group theory: the exploitation of symmetry -- Molecular spectroscopy -- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- Lasers, laser scpectroscopy, and photochemistry -- The properties of gases -- The Boltzmann factor and partition functions -- Partition functions and ideal gases -- The first law of thermodynamics -- Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics -- Entropy and the third law of thermodynamics -- Helmholtz and gibbs energies -- Phase equilibria -- Solutions I: liquid-liquid solutions -- Solutions II: solid-liquid solutions -- Chemical equilibrium -- The kinetic theory of gases -- Chemical kinetics I: rate laws -- Chemical kinetics II: reaction mechanisms -- Gas-phase reaction dynamics -- Solids and surface chemistry.

Summary: As the first modern physical chemistry textbook to cover quantum mechanics before thermodynamics and kinetics, this book provides a contemporary approach to the study of physical chemistry

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	541.3 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005568

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Includes index.

The dawn of quantum theory --
Complex numbers --
The classical wave equation --
Probability and statistics --
The Schrodinger equation and a particle in a box --
Some postulates and general principles of quantum mechanics --
The harmonic oscillator and the rigid rotator: two spectroscopic models --
The hydrogen atom --
Approximation methods --
Multielectron atoms --
The chemical bond: diatomic molecules --
Bonding in polyatomic molecules --
Computational quantum chemistry --
Group theory: the exploitation of symmetry --
Molecular spectroscopy --
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy --
Lasers, laser scpectroscopy, and photochemistry --
The properties of gases --
The Boltzmann factor and partition functions --
Partition functions and ideal gases --
The first law of thermodynamics --
Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics --
Entropy and the third law of thermodynamics --
Helmholtz and gibbs energies --
Phase equilibria --
Solutions I: liquid-liquid solutions --
Solutions II: solid-liquid solutions --
Chemical equilibrium --
The kinetic theory of gases --
Chemical kinetics I: rate laws --
Chemical kinetics II: reaction mechanisms --
Gas-phase reaction dynamics --
Solids and surface chemistry.

As the first modern physical chemistry textbook to cover quantum mechanics before thermodynamics and kinetics, this book provides a contemporary approach to the study of physical chemistry

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