The physical basis of chemistry / Warren S. Warren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warren, Warren S.

Series:

Complementary science series.

Complementary science series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.

Chemistry, Inorganic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If the text you're using for general chemistry seems to lack sufficient mathematics and physics in its presentation of classical mechanics, molecular structure, and statistics, this complementary science series title may be just what you're looking for. Written for the advanced lower-division undergraduate chemistry course, The Physical Basis of Chemistry, Second Edition, offers students an opportunity to understand and enrich the understanding of physical chemistry with some quantum mechanics, the Boltzmann distribution, and spectroscopy. Posed and answered are questions concerning eve

Contents:

Front Page; The Physical Basis of Chemistry; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 0. Prefaces; 0.1 Preface to the Second Edition; 0.2 Preface to the First Edition; Chapter 1. The Tools the Trade: Mathematical Concepts; 1.1 Units of Measurement; 1.2 Common Functions and Chemical Applications; 1.3 Vectors and Directions; 1.4 Exponentials and Logarithms; Chapter 2. Essentials of Calculus for Chemical Applications; 2.1 Derivatives; 2.2 Applications of Derivatives; 2.3 Principles of Integration; Chapter 3. Essential Physical Concepts for Chemistry; 3.1 Forces and Interactions

3.2 Kinetic and Potential Energy3.3 Harmonic Motion; 3.4 Introduction to Waves; 3.5 Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Interactions; Chapter 4. Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Machanics; 4.1 The "Random Walk" Problem; 4.2 The Normal (Gaussian) Distribution; 4.3 Applications of the Normal Distribution in Chemistry and Physics; 4.4 The Boltzmann Distribution; 4.5 Applications of the Boltzmann Distribution; 4.6 Applications of Statistics to Kinetics and Thermodynamics; Chapter 5. Introcution to Quantum Mechanics; 5.1 Prelude; 5.2 Blackbody Radiation-Light as Particles

5.3 Heat Capacity and the Photoelectric Effect5.4 Orbital Motion and Angular Momentum; 5.5 Atomic Structure and Spectra-quantization of Energy; 5.6 Particles as Waves; 5.7 The Consequences of Wave-Particle Duality; 5.8 Classical Determinism and Quantum Indeterminacy; 5.9 Applications of the Uncertainty Principle; 5.10 Angular Momentum and Quantization of Measurements; 5.11 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging; 5.12 Summary; Chapter 6. Applications of Quantum Mechanics; 6.1 Wave Mechanics; 6.2 Particle-in-a-Box: Exact Solution; 6.3 Schr ̈odinger's Equation for the Hydrogen Atom

6.4 Multielectron Atoms and MoleculesChapter 7. The Kinetic Theory of Gases; 7.1 Collisional Dynamics; 7.2 Properties of Ideal Gases; 7.3 Assumptions of the Kinetic Theory-A Second Look; 7.4 Summary; Chapter 8. The Interaction of Radiation with Matter; 8.1 Introduction to Absorption and Emission; 8.2 Molecular Spectroscopy; 8.3 Modern Laser Spectroscopy; Appendixes; A. Fundamental Physical Constants; B. Integral Formulas: Indefinite and Definite; C. Additional Readings; D. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems; E Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references [p. 197-198] and index.

ISBN:

1-281-11941-5

9786611119416

0-08-051383-2

OCLC:

476084003