Contents

pp vii-x

Preface

pp xi-xiv

1 - Orientation: what is physical chemistry about?

pp 1-4

Part One - Quantum mechanics and spectroscopy

pp 5-6

2 - A quick tour of quantum mechanical ideas

pp 7-22

3 - Spectroscopy

pp 23-54

Part Two - Thermodynamics

pp 55-56

4 - Thermodynamics preliminaries

pp 57-61

5 - The First Law of Thermodynamics

pp 62-108

6 - The Second Law of Thermodynamics

pp 109-140

7 - Free energy

pp 141-156

8 - Chemical equilibrium and coupled reactions

pp 157-184

9 - Non-ideal behavior

pp 185-201

10 - Electrochemistry

pp 202-220

Part Three - Kinetics

pp 221-222

11 - Basics of chemical kinetics

pp 223-233

12 - Initial rate experiments and simple empirical rate laws

pp 234-243

13 - Integrated rate laws

pp 244-273

14 - Complex reactions

pp 274-286

15 - Enzyme kinetics

pp 287-313

16 - Techniques for studying fast reactions

pp 314-329

17 - Factors that affect the rate constant

pp 330-358

18 - Diffusion and reactions in solution

pp 359-374

Appendix A - Standard thermodynamic properties at 298.15 K and 1 bar

pp 375-378

Appendix B - Standard reduction potentials at 298.15 K and 1 bar

pp 379-379

Appendix C - Physical properties of water

pp 380-380

Appendix D - The SI system of units

pp 381-383

Appendix E - Universal constants and conversion factors

pp 384-385

Appendix F - Periodic table of the elements, with molar masses

pp 386-386