TY - BOOK AU - Atkins, P.W. ; AU - Physical Chemistry. TI - Physical chemistry SN - 0198501021 U1 - 541.3 PY - 1998/// CY - Oxford ; New York : PB - Oxford University Press, KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical N1 - Included Index; Introduction: Orientation and background. Part 1: Eqilibrium. 1: The properties of gases. 2: The First Law: the concepts. 3: The First Law: the machinery. 4: The Second Law: the concepts. 5: The Second Law: the machinery. 6: Physical transformations of pure substances. 7: Simple mixtures. 8: Phase diagrams. 9: Chemical equilibrium. 10: Equilibrium electrochemistry. Part 2: Structure. 11: Quantum theory: introduction and principles. 12: Quantum theory: techniques and applications. 13: Atomic structure and atomic spectra. 14: Molecular structure. 15: Molecular symmetry. 16: Spectroscopy 1: rotational and vibrational spectra. 17: Spectroscopy 2: electronic transitions. 18: Spectroscopy 3: magnetic resonance. 19: Statistical thermodynamics: the concepts. 20: Statistical thermodynamics: the machinery. 21: Diffraction techniques. 22: The electric and magnetic properties of molecules. 23: Macromolecules and colloids. Part 3: Change. 24: Molecules in motion. 25: The rates of chemical reactions. 26: The kinetics of complex reactions. 27: Molecular reaction dynamics. 28: Processes at solid surfaces. 29: Dynamic electrochemistry. Data section. Answers to exercises. Answers to problems. Index N2 - With its modern emphasis on the molecular view of physical chemistry, its wealth of contemporary applications (in the new "Impact on" features), vivid full-color presentation, and dynamic new media tools, the thoroughly revised new edition is again the most modern, most effective full-length textbook available for the physical chemistry classroom. NOW AVAILABLE IN SPLIT VOLUMES For maximum flexibility in your physical chemistry course, this text is now offered as a traditional or in two volumes. · Volume 1: Thermodynamics and Kinetics (ISBN 0-7167-8567-6) · Volume 2: Quantum Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Statistical Thermodynamics (ISBN 0-7167-8569-2) See Table of Contents for the contents of each volume ER -