Physical Chemistry: Statistical Mechanics

TCG01601 The Fundamental Equations of Statistical Mechanics The Physical Interpretation of the Fundamental Equations of Statistical Mechanics Interpretation of the Thermodynamic Quantities The Partition Function of a System of Independent Particles The Partition Function of an Ideal Gas of Atoms The Thermodynamic Functions of an Ideal Gas of Atoms The Thermodynamic Properties of an Ideal Gas for which Electronic and Nuclear Contributions are Negligible A Test of the Theory for a Gas for which Electronic and Nuclear Degrees of Freedom Matter The Statistical Mechanics of a Gas of Diatomic Molecules A Gas of Diatomic Molecules: Comparison with Experiment Chemical Equilibrium Transition State Theory: The Physical Content Transition State Theory: The Motion of an Adsorbed Atom Transition State Theory: The Rate Constant Transition State Theory: Calculating the Rate Constant Appendices Further Reading Index