Free PDF chemistry book by Howard DeVoe, Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland. It is designed for a one semester course at either the undergraduate or graduate level. One reviewer said of the first edition, “The author is very good at giving clear, qualitative explanations of thermodynamic concepts…Most thermodynamics textbooks do not present this material as clearly.”
The text includes a number of Appendices including a calculus review, a list of physical constants and answers to selected exercises. It can be viewed as a browser-readable e-book or downloaded as a single PDF file. However, the online version does not include the biographical sketches.
Table of Contents for Thermodynamics and Chemistry Textbook
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Systems and Their Properties
Chapter 3. The First Law
Chapter 4. The Second Law
Chapter 5. Thermodynamic Potentials
Chapter 6. The Third Law and Cryogenics
Chapter 7. Pure Substances in Single Phases
Chapter 8. Phase Transitions and Equilibria of Pure Substances
Chapter 9. Mixtures
Chapter 10. Electrolyte Solutions
Chapter 11. Reactions and Other Chemical Processes
Chapter 12. Equilibrium Conditions in Multicomponent Systems
Chapter 13. The Phase Rule and Phase Diagrams
Chapter 14. Galvanic Cells
Appendix A. Definitions of the SI Base Units
Appendix B. Physical Constants
Appendix C. Symbols for Physical Quantities
Appendix D. Miscellaneous Abbreviations and Symbols
Appendix E. Calculus Review
Appendix F. Mathematical Properties of State Functions
Appendix G. Forces, Energy, and Work
Appendix H. Standard Molar Thermodynamic Properties
Appendix I. Answers to Selected Problems
Bibliography
Index
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