Table of Contents

Preface
PART I: THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER
1. The Microscopic World: Atoms and Molecules
1.1: Development of the Atomic Theory: Relative Atomic Weights
1.2: Atomic Magnitudes
1.3: The Charge-to-Mass Ratio of the Electron: Thomson's Method
1.4: The Charge of the Electron: Millikan's Method
1.5: Mass Spectrometry
1.6: The Atomic Mass Scale and the Mole
1.7: The Periodic Table
2. Origins of the Quantum Theory of Matter
2.1: The Franck-Hertz Experiment
2.2: The Photoelectric Effect
2.3: X-rays and Matter
2.4: The Emission Spectra of Atoms
2.5: The Nuclear Atom
2.6: The Problem of Black-Body Radiation
2.7: The Concept of Action
2.8: The Harmonic Oscillator
2.9: Action Quantized: The Heat Capacity of Solids
2.10: Some Orders of Magnitude
2.11: Bohr's Model of the Atom
Appendix 2A: Rutherford Scattering:
3. Matter Waves in Simple Systems
3.1: The de Broglie Hypothesis
3.2: The Nature of Waves
3.3: Dispersion Relations and Wave Equations: The Free Particle
3.4: Operators
3.5: Eigenfunctions and Eigenvalues
3.6: The Particle in a One-Dimensional Box
3.7: The Indeterminacy or Uncertainty Principle
3.8: Expectation Values; Summary of Postulates
3.9: Particles in Two- and Three-Dimensional Boxes
3.10: Particles in Circular Boxes
3.11: Particles in Spherical Boxes
3.12: The Rigid Rotor
Appendix 3A: More on Circular Coordinates and the Circular Box:
4. Particles in Varying Potential Fields; Transitions
4.1: Finite Potential Barriers
4.2: The Quantum Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator
4.3: The Hydrogen Atom
4.4: The Shapes of Orbitals
4.5: Transitions between Energy Levels
5. The Structure of Atoms
5.1: Electron Spin; Magnetic Phenomena
5.2: The Pauli Exclusion Principle; the Aufbau Principle
5.3: Electronic Configurations of Atoms
5.4: Calculation of Atomic Structures
5.5: Atomic Structure and Periodic Behavior
5.6: Term Splitting and the Vector Model
5.7: Fine Structure and Spin-Orbit Interactions
Appendix 5A: The Stern-Gerlach Experiment:
6. The Chemical Bond in the Simplest Molecules: H2+ and H2
6.1: Bonding Forces between Atoms
6.2: The Simplest Molecule: The Hydrogen Molecule-Ion, H2+
6.3: H2+: Molecular Orbitals and the LCAO Approximation
6.4: H2+: Obtaining the Energy Curve
6.5: H2+: Correlation of Orbitals; Excited States
6.6: The H2 Molecule: Simple MO Description
6.7: Symmetry Properties of Identical Particles
6.8: H2: The Valence Bond Representation
6.9: H2: Beyond the Simple MO and VB Approximations
6.10: H2: Excited Electronic States
Appendix 6A: Orthogonality:
Appendix 6B: Hermitian Operators:
7. More About Diatomic Molecules
7.1: Vibrations of Diatomic Molecules
7.2: Rotations of Diatomic Molecules
7.3: Spectra of Diatomic Molecules
7.4: The Ionic Bond
7.5: Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules: Molecular Orbitals and Orbital Correlation
7.6: Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules: Aufbau Principle and Structure of First-Row Molecules
7.7: Introduction to Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules: Electronegativity
7.8: Bonding in LiH: Crossing and Noncrossing Potential Curves
7.9: Other First-Row Diatomic Hydrides
7.10: Isoelectronic and Other Series
Appendix 7A: Perturbation Theory:
8. Triatomic Molecules
8.1: Electronic Structure and Geometry in the Simplest Cases: H3 and H3+
8.2: Dihydrides: Introduction to the Water Molecule
8.3: Hybrid Orbitals
8.4: Delocalized Orbitals in H2O: The General MO Method
8.5: Bonding in More Complex Triatomic Molecules
8.6: Normal Coordinates and Modes of Vibration
8.7: A Solvable Example: The Vibrational Modes of CO2
8.8: Transitions and Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules: Rotations and Vibrations
8.9: Transitions and Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules: Magnetic Transitions
8.10: Transitions and Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules: Electronic Transitions
9. Larger Polyatomic Molecules
9.1: Small Molecules
9.2: Catenated Carbon Compounds; Transferability
9.3: Other Extended Structures
9.4: Some Steric Effects
9.5: Complex Ions and Other Coordination Compounds: Simple Polyhedra
9.6: Chirality and Optical Rotation
9.7: Chiral and Other Complex Ions
9.8: Magnetic Properties of Complexes
9.9: Electronic Structure of Complexes
Appendix 9A: Schmidt Orthogonalization:
10. Intermolecular Forces
10.1: Long-Range Forces: Interactions between Charge Distributions
10.2: Empirical Intermolecular Potentials
10.3: Weakly Associated Molecules
11. The Structure of Solids
11.1: Some General Properties of Solids
11.2: Space Lattices and Crystal Symmetry
11.3: X-ray Diffraction from Crystals: The Bragg Model
11.4: The Laue Model
11.5: Determination of Crystal Structures
11.6: Techniques of Diffraction
11.7: Molecular Crystals
11.8: Structures of Ionic Crystals
11.9: Binding Energy of Ionic Crystals
11.10: Covalent Solids
11.11: The Free-Electron Theory of Metals
11.12: The Band Theory of Solids
11.13: Conductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors
11.14: Other Forms of Condensed Matter
PART II: MATTER IN EQUILIBRIUM: STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS
12. The Perfect Gas at Equilibrium and the Concept of Temperature
12.1: The Perfect Gas: Definition and Elementary Model
12.2: The Perfect Gas: A General Relation between Pressure and Energy
12.3: Some Comments about Thermodynamics
12.4: Temperature and the Zero-th Law of Thermodynamics
12.5: Empirical Temperature: The Perfect Gas Temperature Scale
12.6: Comparison of the Microscopic and Macroscopic Approaches
13. The First Law of Thermodynamics
13.1: Microscopic and Macroscopic Energy in a Perfect Gas
13.2: Description of Thermodynamic States
13.3: The Concept of Work in Thermodynamics
13.4: Intensive and Extensive Variables
13.5: Quasi-static and Reversible Processes
13.6: The First Law: Internal Energy and Heat
13.7: Some Historical Notes
13.8: Microscopic Interpretation of Internal Energy and Heat
13.9: Constraints, Work, and Equilibrium
14. Thermochemistry and Its Applications
14.1: Heat Capacity and Enthalpy
14.2: Energy and Enthalpy Changes in Chemical Reactions
14.3: Thermochemistry of Physical Processes
14.4: Introduction to Phase Changes
14.5: Standard States
14.6: Thermochemistry of Solutions
14.7: Molecular Interpretation of Physical Processes
14.8: Bond Energies
14.9: Some Energy Effects in Molecular Structures
14.10: Lattice Energies of Ionic Crystals
15. The Concept of Entropy: Relationship to the Energy-Level Spectrum of a System
15.1: The Relationship between Average Properties and Molecular Motion in an N-Molecule System: Time Averages and Ensemble Averages
15.2: Ensembles and Probability Distributions
15.3: Some Properties of a System with Many Degrees of Freedom: Elements of the Statistical Theory of Matter at Equilibrium
15.4: The Influence of Constraints on the Density of States
15.5: The Entropy: A Potential Function for the Equilibrium State
Appendix 15A: Comments on Ensemble Theory:
Appendix 15B: *W(E) as a System Descriptor:
Appendix 15C: The Master Equation:
16. The Second Law of Thermodynamics: The Macroscopic Concept of Entropy
16.1: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
16.2: The Existence of an Entropy Function for Reversible Processes
16.3: Irreversible Processes: The Second-Law Interpretation
16.4: The Clausius and Kelvin Statements Revisited
16.5: The Second Law as an Inequality
16.6: Some Relationships between the Microscopic and Macroscopic Theories
Appendix 16A: Poincaré Recurrence Times and Irreversibility:
17. Some Applications of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
17.1: Choice of Independent Variables
17.2: The Available Work Concept
17.3: Entropy Changes in Reversible Processes
17.4: Entropy Changes in Irreversible Processes
17.5: Entropy Changes in Phase Transitions
18. The Third Law of Thermodynamics
18.1: The Magnitude of the Entropy at T=0
18.2: The Unattainability of Absolute Zero
18.3: Experimental Verification of the Third Law
19. The Nature of the Equilibrium State
19.1: Properties of the Equilibrium State of a Pure Substance
19.2: Alternative Descriptions of the Equilibrium State for Different External Constraints
19.3: The Stability of the Equilibrium State of a One-Component System
19.4: The Equilibrium State in a Multicomponent System
19.5: Chemical Equilibrium
19.6: Thermodynamic Weight: Further Connections between Thermodynamics and Microscopic Structure
19.7: An Application of the Canonical Ensemble: The Distribution of Molecular Speeds in a Perfect Gas
20. An Extension of Thermodynamics to the Description of Nonequilibrium Processes
20.1: General Form of the Equation of Continuity
20.2: Conservation of Mass and the Diffusion Equation
20.3: Conservation of Momentum and the Navier-Stokes Equation
20.4: Conservation of Energy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
20.5: Linear Transport Processes
20.6: Negative Temperature
20.7: Thermodynamics of Systems at Negative Absolute Temperature
Appendix 20A: Symmetry of the Momentum Flux Tensor:
21. The Properties of Pure Gases and Gas Mixtures
21.1: Thermodynamic Description of a Pure Gas
21.2: Thermodynamic Description of a Gas Mixture
21.3: Thermodynamic Description of Gaseous Reactions
21.4: An Example: The Haber Synthesis of NH3
21.5: Statistical Molecular Theory of Gases and Gas Reactions
21.6: The Statistical Molecular Theory of the Equilibrium Constant
21.7: The Statistical Molecular Theory of the Real Gas
Appendix 21A: Influence of Symmetry of the Wave Function on the Distribution over States: Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein Statistics:
Appendix 21B: Symmetry Properties of the Molecular Wave Function: Influence of Nuclear Spin on the Rotational Partition Function:
Appendix 21C: The Semiclassical Partition Function; The Equation of State of an Imperfect Gas:
22. Thermodynamic Properties of Solids
22.1: Differences between Gases and Condensed Phases
22.2: The Influence of Crystal Symmetry on Macroscopic Properties
22.3: Microscopic Theory of the Thermal Properties of Crystalline Solids
22.4: The Contribution of Anharmonicity to the Properties of a Crystal
22.5: Some Properties of Complex Solids and of Imperfect Solids
22.6: Electronic Heat Capacity of Metals
Appendix 22A: Evaluation of Fermi-Dirac Integrals:
23. Thermodynamic Properties of Liquids
23.1: Bulk Properties of Liquids
23.2: The Structure of Liquids
23.3: Relationships between the Structure and the Thermodynamic Properties of a Simple Liquid
23.4: The Molecular Theory of Monoatomic Liquids: General Remarks
23.5: The Molecular Theory of Monoatomic Liquids: Approximate Analyses
23.6: The Molecular Theory of Polyatomic Liquids
Appendix 23A: X-ray Scattering from Liquids: Determination of the Structure of a Liquid:
Appendix 23B: Functional Differentiation:
24. Phase Equilibria in One-Component Systems
24.1: General Survey of Phase Equilibria
24.2: Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria in One-Component Systems
24.3: Phase Transitions Viewed as Responses to Thermodynamic Instabilities
24.4: The Statistical Molecular Description of Phase Transitions
Appendix 24A: The Scaling Hypothesis for Thermodynamic Functions:
Appendix 24B: Aspects of Density Functional Theory:
25. Solutions of Nonelectrolytes
25.1: The Chemical Potential of a Component in an Ideal Solution
25.2: The Chemical Potential of a Component in a Real Solution
25.3: Partial Molar Quantities
25.4: Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium
25.5: Liquid-Solid Equilibrium
25.6: The Colligative Properties of Solutions: Boiling-Point Elevation, Freezing-Point Depression, and Osmotic Pressure
25.7: Chemical Reactions in Nonelectrolyte Solutions
25.8: More about Phase Equilibrium in Mixtures
25.9: Critical Phenomena in Mixtures
25.10: The Molecular Theory of Solutions of Nonelectrolytes
26. Equilibrium Properties of Solutions of Electrolytes
26.1: The Chemical Potential
26.2: Cells, Chemical Reactions, and Activity Coefficients
26.3: Comments on the Structure of Water
26.4: The Influence of Solutes on the Structure of Water
26.5: The Statistical Mechanics of Electrolyte Solutions
26.6: Molten Salts and Molten Salt Mixtures
26.7: The Structure of an Electrolyte Solution Near an Electrode
PART III: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL KINETICS
27. Molecular Motion and Collisions
27.1: Kinematics
27.2: Forces and Potentials
27.3: Collision Dynamics
27.4: Types of Collisions
27.5: Scattering Cross Sections
27.6: Elastic Scattering of Hard Spheres
27.7: Elastic Scattering of Atoms
27.8: Quantum Mechanical Scattering
28. The Kinetic Theory of Gases
28.1: Distribution Functions
28.2: Collision Frequency in a Dilute Gas
28.3: The Evolution of Velocity Distributions in Time
28.4: The Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution
28.5: Collision Frequency for Hard-Sphere Molecules
28.6: Molecular Fluxes of Density, Momentum Density, and Energy Density
28.7: Effusion
28.8: Transport Properties of Gases
28.9: Energy Exchange Processes
28.10: Sound Propagation and Absorption
29. The Kinetic Theory of Dense Phases
29.1: Transport Properties in Dense Fluids
29.2: Some Basic Aspects of Brownian Motion
29.3: Stochastic Approach to Transport
29.4: Autocorrelation Functions and Transport Coefficients
29.5: Transport in Solids
29.6: Electrical Conductivity in Electrolyte Solutions
30. Chemical Kinetics
30.1: General Concepts of Kinetics
30.2: Interactions between Reactive Molecules
Vignette: Quantum Mechanical Computations of Potential Energy Hypersurfaces, by H.F. Schaefer:
30.3: Collisions between Reactive Molecules
Vignette: Femtochemistry--Reaction Dynamics with Atomic Resolution, by A.H. Zewail:
30.4: Hard-Sphere Collision Theory: Reactive Cross Sections
30.5: Hard-Sphere Collision Theory: The Rate Coefficient
30.6: Activated-Complex Theory
Vignette: Present Day View of Transition State Theory, by D.G. Truhlar:
30.7: Activated-Complex Theory: Thermodynamic Interpretation
30.8: Theory of Reaction Kinetics in Solution
Vignette: Kramers' Theory of Reactions in Solutions, by M.O. Vlad and J. Ross:
Vignette: Chemical Reactions in Condensed Phases, by P.G. Wolynes:
30.9: Linear Free-Energy Relationships
30.10: Experimental Methods in Kinetics
30.11: Analysis of Data for Complex Reactions
30.12: Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions
30.13: Bimolecular Reactions
Vignette: Electron Transfer Reactions, by R.A. Marcus:
30.14: Unimolecular Reactions
30.15: Termolecular Reactions
31. Some Advanced Topics in Chemical Kinetics
31.1: More about Unimolecular Reactions
31.2: Kinetics of Photochemically Induced Reactions
31.3: Chain Reactions
31.4: Non-linear Phenomena
31.5: Fluctuations in Chemical Kinetics
31.6: Symmetry Rules for Chemical Reactions
31.7: Introduction to Catalysis
31.8: Enzyme Catalysis
31.9: Acid-Base Catalysis
31.10: Metal-Ion Complex and Other Types of Homogeneous Catalysis
31.11: Heterogeneous Reactions: Adsorption of Gas on a Surface
31.12: Heterogeneous Catalysis
31.13: Kinetics of Electrode Reactions (a Vignette by C.E.D. Chidsey)
Vignette: Applications of Physical Chemistry: A Biological Example, by B. Eisenberg:
Appendices
II.: Partial Derivatives
III.: Glossary of Symbols
IV.: Searching the Scientific Literature
Index
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