Physical Chemistry for Engineering and Applied Sciences

Physical Chemistry for Engineering and Applied Sciences is the product of over 30 years of teaching first-year Physical Chemistry as part of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto. The text, designed to be as rigorous as compatible with a first-year student’s ability to understand, presents detailed step-by-step derivations of the equations that permit the student to follow the underlying logic and, of equal importance, to appreciate any simplifying assumptions made or mathematical tricks employed.

In addition to the 600 exercises and end-of-chapter problems, the text is rich in worked non-trivial examples, many of which are designed to be inspiring and thought-provoking. Step-by-step derivation of all equations enables the student to smoothly follow the derivation by sight, and can be understood relatively easily by students with moderate skills and backgrounds in mathematics.

Clear and accessible, Physical Chemistry for Engineering and Applied Sciences includes:

• The answers to all of the 112 worked examples, 99 exercises following many of the worked examples, and 496 end-of-chapter problems
• Topics not normally seen in introductory physical chemistry textbooks (ionic reaction rates, activities and activity coefficients) or not regularly explained in much detail (electrochemistry, chemical kinetics), with an eye on industrial applications
• Special appendices that provide detailed explanations of basic integration and natural logarithms for students lacking a background in integral calculus
• An in-depth chapter on electrochemistry, in which activities and activity coefficients are used extensively, as required for accurate calculations

Preface
About The Author
Nomenclature

Chapter 1 : Things You Should Know But Probably Forgot
Chapter 2 : States of Matter and The Properties of Gases
Chapter 3 : The Ideal Gas
Chapter 4 : The Kinetic Theory of Gases
Chapter 5 : Real Gases
Chapter 6 : Thermodynamics (I)
Chapter 7 : Thermodynamics (II)
Chapter 8 : Thermodynamics (III)
Chapter 9 : Thermodynamics (IV)
Chapter 10 : Thermodynamics (V)
Chapter 11 : Thermodynamics (VI)
Chapter 12 : Thermodynamics (VII)
Chapter 13 : Chemical Equilibrium (I)
Chapter 14 : Chemical Equilibrium (II)
Chapter 15 : Phase Equilibrium (I)
Chapter 16 : Phase Equilibrium (II)
Chapter 17 : Mixtures
Chapter 18 : Colligative Properties
Chapter 19 : Ionic Equilibrium
Chapter 20 : Acid and Base Dissociation
Chapter 21 : Bases and Their Salts
Chapter 22 : Buffer Solutions
Chapter 23 : Solubility Equilibria
Chapter 24 : Oxidation - Reduction Reactions
Chapter 25 : Electrochemistry
Chapter 26 : Chemical Reaction Kinetics

Appendices
Appendix 1 : Properties of the Elements
Appendix 2 : Thermodynamic Data for Selected Gases and Vapors
Appendix 3 : Thermodynamic Data for Selected Liquid
Appendix 4 : Thermodynamic Data for Selected Solids
Appendix 5 : Thermodynamic Data for Selected Aqueous Ions
Appendix 6 : Analytical Solution of a Cubic Equation
Appendix 7 : The Newton-Raphson Method
Appendix 8 : Understanding Basic Integration
Appendix 9 : Understanding Logarithms, Exponentials, and dx/x
Appendix 10 : Standard Reduction Potentials
Appendix 11 : Answers to Exercises
Appendix 12 : Answers to Problems
Index