Thermodynamics, statistical thermodynamics, & kinetics / Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

Includes bibliographical references and index

Fundamental concepts of thermodynamics -- Heat, work, internal energy, enthalpy, and the First Law of Thermodynamics -- The importance of state functions : internal energy and enthalpy -- Thermochemistry -- Entropy and the Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics -- Chemical equilibrium -- The properties of real gases -- Phase diagrams and the relative stability of solids, liquids, and gases -- Ideal and real solutions -- Electrolyte solutions -- Electrochemical cells, batteries, and fuel cells -- Probability -- The Boltzmann distribution -- Ensemble and molecular partition functions -- Statistical thermodynamics -- Kinetic theory of gases -- Transport phenomena -- Elementary chemical kinetics -- Complex reaction mechanisms