Description: 1. Equations of State, Thermodynamic Variables, and Gas Behavior. 2. Energy, Work, and Heat. 3. Spontaneity, Equilibrium, and Entropy. 4. Heat Capacities, Absolute Zero, and the Third Law. 5. Stability, Free Energy, and Thermondynamic Potentials. 6. Phase Equilibria, Mixtures, and Solutions. 7. Chemical Reactions and Chemical Equilibria. 8. Thermodynamics of Surfaces and Interfaces. 9. Gravitational, Magnetic, and Electric Fields. 10. Ionic Solutions and Electrochemistry. 11. The Need for Quantum Mechanics. 12. Quantum Mechanical Model Systems. 13. The Structure of Atoms. 14. The Origins of Chemical Bonding. 15. Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules. 16. The Solid State. 17. The Liquid State. 18. Molecules and Radiation. 19. Molecular Spectroscopy of Small Free Molecules. 20. Molecular Spectroscopy of Large Molecules. 21. Spectroscopy in Magnetic and Electric Fields. 22. The Dynamic Nature of Equilibrium. 23. The Molecular Basis of Equilibrium. 24. The Kinetic Theory of Gases. 25. Nonequilibrium Dynamics. 26. The Phenomenology of Chemical Reaction Rates. 27. Elementary Processes and Rate Theories. 28. Chemical Reaction Dynamics. Appendix 1: Units, Dimensions, Constants. Index.

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