Table of Contents

ENERGY
The Realm of Thermodynamics
Setting the Scene: Basic Ideas
Forms of Energy and Their Interconversion
References
Problems

THE FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
Statement of the First Law
A New Function - Enthalpy
Uses and Conventions of ?H
References
Problems

THERMOCHEMISTRY
Calorimetry
Concepts of Heat Capacity
Bond Energies
References
Problems

SPONTANEOUS CHANGES
Everyday Processes
Exothermicity: A Possible Criterion
The Second Driving Force
Problems

ENTROPY
Measurement of Entropy
Absolute Entropies
The Direction of Time
Problems

FREE ENERGY: THE ARBITER
Processes in Isolated Systems
Gibbs Free Energy, G
Gibbs Free Energy and Maximum Work
Some Processes in Terms of Gibbs Free Energy
Standard Free Energy Changes
References
Problems

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM
Preamble
Variation of G with Gas Pressure
The Active Mass of Pure Liquids and Solids
Activity of Materials in Solution
A Summing Up: Activity as a Unifying Concept
Practical Aspects of Activity
Equilibrium and the Reaction Isotherm
References
Problems

EQUILIBRIUM EXPERIMENTS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION
The Reaction Isochore Equation
Applications of the Isochore Equation
The Clapeyron Equation
References
Problems

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
Electrochemical Cells
Cell Energetics
Standard Electrode Potentials
Variation of Cell E.M.F. with Activity
Variation of E.M.F. with Temperature
Fuel Cells
References
Problems

FREE ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
Free Energies as a Function of Temperature
The Synthesis of Ethanol
Ellingham Diagrams
References
Problems

COMPUTATIONAL THERMOCHEMISTRY
Calculation of an Adiabatic Flame Temperature
Precipitation of Carbide and Nitride Phases from Dilute Solution in Alloy Steel
CVD Production of Ultra-pure Silicon
Processing of Wastes from the Aluminum Electrolytic Furnace
References

Suggested Further Reading
Appendices
Answers to Problems
Index