The structure of physical chemistry / by C.N. Hinshelwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinshelwood, Cyril, Sir, 1897-1967.

Series:

Oxford classic texts in the physical sciences.

Oxford classic texts in the physical sciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (485 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This concise and lucid handbook reveals in one single continuous logical development what each successive kind of physical hypothesis tells us about the nature of things.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PART I: THE WORLD AS A MOLECULAR CHAOS; Synopsis; I. Atoms and Molecules; II. Molecular Chaos and Entropy; III. Thermodynamic Principles; IV. Aggregation of Molecules to Solids and Liquids; V. Factors governing Physical and Chemical Equilibrium; PART II: CONTROL OF THE CHAOS BY THE QUANTUM LAWS; Synopsis; VI. The Quantum Rules; VII. The Absolute Position of Equilibria; PART III: THE ELECTRICAL BASIS OP MATTER; Synopsis; VIII. The Nature of Atoms; IX. Description of States by Wave Functions; X. Electrical Phenomena in Molecules and in Space; PART IV: FORCES; Synopsis

XI. The Building of Atoms and MoleculesXII. Interatomic Forces and Molecular Properties; XIII. Forces between Molecules and between Ions; PART V: THE FORMS OF MATTER IN EQUILIBRIUM; Synopsis; XIV. Disposal of Electrons in Atomic Assemblages; XV. Extended Arrays of Molecules; XVI. Fluid Systems; XVII. Matter in Dispersion; PART VI: PASSAGE TOWARDS EQUILIBRIUM; Synopsis; XVIII. The Statistical Nature of Chemical Changes; XIX. Energy and Entropy Factors in Reaction Velocity; XX. Some Typical Reaction Mechanisms; XXI. Propagation of Chemical Change; XXII. The Organic World; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E

FG; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Originally published: 1951.

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ISBN:

9786611190453

0-19-152464-6

1-4356-2095-X

1-281-19045-4

OCLC:

319063397