Table of Contents

1. The Purpose and Scope of Thermodynamics
2. Temperature
3. Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics
4. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
5. Thermodynamic Functions
6. The Third Law of Thermodynamics and Absolute Entropies
7. Thermodynamics of Chemical Reactions
8. The Chemical Potential and the Phase Rule
9. Phase Equilibria: The Activity Function
10. Equilibrium Constants
11. Activities of Solution-Phase Species
12. Thermodynamics of Ions in Solution
13. Phase Equilibria Involving Solutions
14. Statistical Thermodynamics
Appendices
Index

About the Author

Peter A. Rock, sometime of University of California, Davis, USA

Reviews

"It is written for the student: thoughtful readable, concise." - Jesse H. Day, Ohio University "This book is the best general introduction to chemical thermodynamics I have ever seen. I recommend it very highly. - Loren Helper, Univ. of Alberta