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Table of Contents

Preface xiv

Chapter 1 THERMODYNAMICS 1

1.1 Physical Chemistry 1
1.2 Thermodynamics 3
1.3 Temperature 6
1.4 The Mole 9
1.5 Ideal Gases 10
1.6 Differential Calculus 17
1.7 Equations of State 22
1.8 Integral Calculus 25
1.9 Study Suggestions 30
1.10 Summary 32

Chapter 2 THE FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS 37

2.1 Classical Mechanics 37
2.2 P-V Work 42
2.3 Heat 46
2.4 The First Law of Thermodynamics 47
2.5 Enthalpy 52
2.6 Heat Capacities 53
2.7 The Joule and Joule–Thomson Experiments 55
2.8 Perfect Gases and the First Law 58
2.9 Calculation of First-Law Quantities 62
2.10 State Functions and Line Integrals 65
2.11 The Molecular Nature of Internal Energy 67
2.12 Problem Solving 70
2.13 Summary 73

Chapter 3 THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS 78

3.1 The Second Law of Thermodynamics 78
3.2 Heat Engines 80
3.3 Entropy 85
3.4 Calculation of Entropy Changes 87
3.5 Entropy, Reversibility, and Irreversibility 93
3.6 The Thermodynamic Temperature Scale 96
3.7 What Is Entropy? 97
3.8 Entropy, Time, and Cosmology 103
3.9 Summary 104

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