The physical basis of chemistry

Warren S. Warren0127358552, 9780127358550, 9780080513836

If the text you’re using for general chemistry seems to lack sufficient mathematics and physics in its presentation of classical mechanics, molecular structure, and statistics, this complementary science series title may be just what you’re looking for. Written for the advanced lower-division undergraduate chemistry course, The Physical Basis of Chemistry, Second Edition , offers students an opportunity to understand and enrich the understanding of physical chemistry with some quantum mechanics, the Boltzmann distribution, and spectroscopy. Posed and answered are questions concerning everyday phenomena. Unlike other texts on this subject, however, Dr. Warren deals directly with the substance of the questions, avoiding the use of predigested material more appropriate for memorization exercises than for actual concrete learning. The only prerequisite is first-semester calculus or familiarity with one-variable derivatives. In this new edition, the entire text has been rewritten and keyed with an accompanying website, which contains instructive QuickTime movies on topics presented in the text to enhance student learning and participation.

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Table of contents :
Front Page……Page 1
The Physical Basis of Chemistry……Page 4
Copyright Page……Page 6
Contents……Page 8
0.1 Preface to the Second Edition……Page 12
0.2 Preface to the First Edition……Page 16
1.1 Units of Measurement……Page 19
1.2 Common Functions and Chemical Applications……Page 23
1.3 Vectors and Directions……Page 28
1.4 Exponentials and Logarithms……Page 30
2.1 Derivatives……Page 37
2.2 Applications of Derivatives……Page 42
2.3 Principles of Integration……Page 45
3.1 Forces and Interactions……Page 50
3.2 Kinetic and Potential Energy……Page 53
3.3 Harmonic Motion……Page 57
3.4 Introduction to Waves……Page 58
3.5 Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Interactions……Page 66
Chapter 4. Introduction to Statistics and Statistical Machanics……Page 78
4.1 The “Random Walk” Problem……Page 79
4.2 The Normal (Gaussian) Distribution……Page 82
4.3 Applications of the Normal Distribution in Chemistry and Physics……Page 84
4.4 The Boltzmann Distribution……Page 92
4.5 Applications of the Boltzmann Distribution……Page 96
4.6 Applications of Statistics to Kinetics and Thermodynamics……Page 98
5.1 Prelude……Page 105
5.2 Blackbody Radiation–Light as Particles……Page 109
5.3 Heat Capacity and the Photoelectric Effect……Page 114
5.4 Orbital Motion and Angular Momentum……Page 117
5.5 Atomic Structure and Spectra-quantization of Energy……Page 120
5.7 The Consequences of Wave-Particle Duality……Page 122
5.8 Classical Determinism and Quantum Indeterminacy……Page 125
5.9 Applications of the Uncertainty Principle……Page 131
5.10 Angular Momentum and Quantization of Measurements……Page 133
5.11 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging……Page 135
5.12 Summary……Page 140
6.1 Wave Mechanics……Page 146
6.2 Particle-in-a-Box: Exact Solution……Page 150
6.3 Schr¨odinger’s Equation for the Hydrogen Atom……Page 154
6.4 Multielectron Atoms and Molecules……Page 157
7.1 Collisional Dynamics……Page 167
7.2 Properties of Ideal Gases……Page 171
7.3 Assumptions of the Kinetic Theory—A Second Look……Page 180
7.4 Summary……Page 188
Chapter 8. The Interaction of Radiation with Matter……Page 191
8.1 Introduction to Absorption and Emission……Page 192
8.2 Molecular Spectroscopy……Page 197
8.3 Modern Laser Spectroscopy……Page 206
A. Fundamental Physical Constants……Page 210
B. Integral Formulas: Indefinite and Definite……Page 212
C. Additional Readings……Page 215
D. Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems……Page 217
E Index……Page 223