Chem 107A: Physical Chemistry for Life Scientists

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Introductory development of classical and statistical thermodynamics including equilibrium processes and solutions of both non-electrolytes and electrolytes. The thermodynamic basis of electrochemistry and membrane potentials.

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction to Physical Chemistry
  7. 1.1: Nature of Physical Chemistry
  8. 1.2: Units
  9. 1.3: Atomic Mass, Molecular Mass, and the Chemical Mole
  10. 2: Properties of Gases
  11. 2.1: Some Definitions
  12. 2.2: An Operational Definition of Temperature
  13. 2.3: Ideal Gases
  14. 2.4: Real Gases
  15. 2.5: Condensation of Gases & the Critical State
  16. 2.6: Kinetic Theory of Gases
  17. 2.7: The Maxwell Distribution Laws
  18. 2.8: Molecular Collisions & the Mean Free Path
  19. 2.9: Graham's Laws of Diffusion and Effusion
  20. 3: First Law of Thermodynamics
  21. 3.1: Work and Heat
  22. 3.2: The First Law of Thermodynamics
  23. 3.3: Gas Expansions
  24. 3.4: Calorimetry
  25. 3.5: Thermochemistry
  26. 3.6: Bond Energies & Bond Enthalpies
  27. 4: Second Law of Thermodynamics
  28. 4.1: Spontaneous Processes
  29. 4.2: Entropy
  30. 4.3: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  31. 4.4: Entropy Changes
  32. 4.5: The Third Law of Thermodynamics
  33. 4.6: Gibbs Energy
  34. 4.7: Standard Molar Gibbs Energy of Formation (\(\Delta{f^o}\))
  35. 4.8: Dependence of Gibbs Energy on Temperature & Pressure
  36. 4.9: Phase Equilibria
  37. 4.10: Thermodynamics of Rubber Elasticity
  38. 5: Solutions
  39. 5.1: Concentration Units
  40. 5.2: Partial Molar Quantities
  41. 5.3: The Thermodynamics of Mixing
  42. 5.4: Binary Mixtures of Volatile Liquids
  43. 5.5: Real Solutions
  44. 5.6: Colligative Properties
  45. 5.7: Electrolyte Solutions
  46. 5.8: Ionic Activity
  47. 5.9: Colligative Properties of Electrolyte Solutions
  48. 5.10: Biological Membranes
  49. 6: Chemical Equilibrium
  50. 6.1: Chemical Equilibrium in Gaseous Systems
  51. 6.2: Reactions in Solutions
  52. 6.3: Heterogeneous Equilibria
  53. 6.4: The Influence of Temperature, Pressure, and Catalysts on the Equilibrium Constant
  54. 6.5: Binding of Ligands and Metal Ions to Macromolecules
  55. 6.6: Bioenergetics
  56. 7: Electrochemistry
  57. 7.1: Electrochemical Cells
  58. 7.2: Single Electrode Potentials
  59. 7.3: Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells
  60. 7.4: Types of Electrochemical Cells
  61. 7.5: Applications of EMF Measurements
  62. 7.6: Biological Oxidation
  63. 7.7: Membrane Potential
  64. Back Matter
  65. Index
  66. Glossary
  67. Detailed Licensing