Summary of Physical Chemistry Essentials by Andreas Hofmann

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Andreas Hofmann

Table of Contents in Physical Chemistry Essentials by Andreas Hofmann

1 Physico-chemical Data and Resources

1.1 Periodic Table of the Elements

1.2 Resources and Databases

1.3 Units and Constants

1.3.1 Decimal Factors

1.3.2 The Greek Alphabet

1.3.3 SI Base Parameters and Units

1.3.4 Important Physico-chemical Parameters and Units

1.3.5 Important Physico-chemical Constants

1.3.6 Conversion Factors

1.3.7 Thermodynamic Properties of Select Substances

1.4 Summary of Important Formulae and Equations

2 Thermodynamics

2.1 Motivation, Revision and Introduction of Basic Concepts

2.1.1 Fundamental Terms and Concepts

2.1.2 The 0th Law of Thermodynamics

2.1.3 Equations of State

2.1.4 Energy

2.1.5 The 1st Law of Thermodynamics

2.1.6 Work

2.1.7 Heat Capacity at Constant Volume

2.1.8 Enthalpy

2.1.9 Heat Capacity at Constant Pressure

2.1.10 Entropy

2.1.11 The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

2.1.12 The 3rd Law of Thermodynamics

2.1.13 Entropy and the Gibbs Free Energy Change

2.1.14 Inter-relatedness of Thermodynamic Quantities

2.2 Free Energy

2.2.1 The Gibbs Function

2.2.2 Gibbs Free Energy and the Entropy of the Universe

2.2.3 The Helmholtz Free Energy

2.2.4 Free Energy Available to Do Useful Work

2.2.5 Gibbs Free Energy Change for a Reaction (Part 1)

2.2.6 Temperature Dependence of the Equilibrium Constant

2.2.7 Pressure Dependence of the Gibbs Free Energy

2.3 Properties of Real Systems

2.3.1 Chemical Potential

2.3.2 Open Systems and Changes of Composition

2.3.3 Fugacity: A Pressure Substitute for Non-ideal Gases

2.3.4 Solutions

2.3.5 The Gibbs-Duhem Equation

2.4 Exercises

3 Mixtures and Phases

3.1 Why Do or Don’t Things Mix

3.1.1 Gases

3.1.2 Liquids

3.2 Liquids

3.2.1 Chemical Potential of Liquid Solutions

3.2.2 Raoult’s Law

3.2.3 Activity: Mole Fraction for a Non-ideal Solution

3.2.4 Gibbs Free Energy Change for a Reaction (Part 2)

3.3 Phase Equilibria

3.3.1 Phase Diagrams and Physical Properties of Matter

3.3.2 Phase Diagrams with Isotherms

3.3.3 Phase Transitions

3.3.4 The Gibbs Phase Rule

3.3.5 One Component Systems: Carbon Dioxide

3.3.6 One Component Systems: Water

3.3.7 One Component Systems: Helium

3.3.8 Other Phases

3.4 Thermodynamic Aspects of Phase Transitions

3.4.1 Temperature Dependence of Phase Stability

3.4.2 Entropies of Substances

3.4.3 Pressure Dependence of Melting

3.4.4 Pressure Dependence of Vapour Pressure

3.4.5 Phase Boundaries

3.4.6 Phase Boundaries: Solid–Liquid

3.4.7 Phase Boundaries: Liquid–Vapour

3.4.8 Phase Boundaries: Solid–Vapour

3.4.9 The Ehrenfest Classifications

3.5 Mixtures of Volatile Liquids

3.5.1 Phase Diagrams of Mixtures of Volatile Liquids

3.5.2 Simple Distillation

3.5.3 Fractional Distillation

3.5.4 Mixtures of Volatile Liquids with Azeotropes

3.5.5 Mixtures of Immiscible Liquids

3.5.6 Phase Diagrams of Two-component Liquid/Liquid Systems

3.5.7 Phase Diagrams of Two Component Liquid–Vapour Systems

3.5.8 Phase Diagrams of Two-component Solid–Liquid Systems

3.5.9 Phase Diagrams of Three-component Systems

3.5.10 Cooling Curves

3.6 Exercises

4 Solutions of Electrolytes

4.1.6 Conductivity and Conductance

5 Molecules in Motion  

6 Kinetics

7 Catalysis

8 The Fabric of Atoms

9 Quantum Mechanics of Simple Systems

10 Quantum Theory of Atoms  

11 The Chemical Bond

12 Intermolecular Interactions

13 Interactions of Matter with Radiation

Appendix A Mathematical Appendix

A.1 Basic Algebra and Operations

A.1.1 Exponentials

A.1.2 Logarithm

A.1.3 Nonlinear Equations

A.2 Differentials

A.2.1 Functions of One Variable

A.2.2 Functions of More Than One Variable

A.2.3 Product Rule

A.2.4 Functions with Known Derivatives

A.3 Integration

A.3.1 Functions with Known Integrals

A.3.2 Rule for Partial Integration

A.4 Data Visualisation and Fitting

A.4.1 Software

A.4.2 Independent and Technical Repeats

A.4.3 Data Visualisation

A.4.4 Data Fitting

A.4.5 Correlation

Appendix B Solutions to Exercises

References

Index

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