Preface to the first edition; Preface to the fourth edition; List of symbols; Values of physical constants; Part I. The Principles of Thermodynamics: 1. First and second laws; 2. Auxiliary functions and conditions of equilibrium; Part II. Reaction and Phase Equilibria: 3. Thermodynamics of gases; 4. Equilibria of reactions involving gases; 5. Phase rule; 6. Phase equilibria in single component systems; 7. General properties of solutions and the Gibbs-Duhem equation; 8. Ideal solutions; 9. Non-ideal solutions; 10. Reaction equilibrium in solution; Part III. Thermodynamics in Relation to the Existence of Molecules: 11. Statistical analogues of entropy and free energy; 12. Partition function of a perfect gas; 13. Perfect crystals and the third law; 14. Configurational energy and entropy; 15. Chemical equilibrium in relation to chemical kinetics; Appendix; Index.
This edition has been extensively revised in the light of recent contributions to the literature.
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