Practical Chemical Thermodynamics for Geoscientists covers classical chemical thermodynamics and focuses on applications to practical problems in the geosciences, environmental sciences, and planetary sciences. This book will provide a strong theoretical foundation for students, while also proving beneficial for earth and planetary scientists seeking a review of thermodynamic principles and their application to a specific problem.
Key Features
- Strong theoretical foundation and emphasis on applications
- Numerous worked examples in each chapter
- Brief historical summaries and biographies of key thermodynamicists—including their fundamental research and discoveries
- Extensive references to relevant literature
Dedication
Preface
Chapter 1. Definition, Development, and Applications of Thermodynamics
I Historical Development of Chemical Thermodynamics
II Pioneering Applications in the Geosciences
III Thermodynamics versus Kinetics
Chapter 2. Important Concepts and Mathematical Methods
I Definitions
II Pressure and Temperature
III Boyle’s Law
IV Charles’s or Gay-Lussac’s Law
V Dalton’s Law
VI An Ideal Gas Thermometer
VII Ideal Gas Equation of State (the Ideal Gas Law)
VIII The PVT Surface for an Ideal Gas
IX Complete Differentials and the PVT Surface of an Ideal Gas
X Thermal Expansion Coefficient
XI Compressibility Coefficient
XII Some Further Notes about Differentials
Problems
Chapter 3. The First Law of Thermodynamics
I Historical Overview of Ideas about Heat and Work
II The First Law of Thermodynamics
III Some Applications of the First Law to Ideal Gases
IV Adiabatic Processes and the Thermal Structure of Planetary Atmospheres
V Other Types of Work
Problems
Chapter 4. Thermal Properties of Pure Substances and Some Applications
I Some Basic Concepts about Heat Capacity and Enthalpy
II An Overview of Calorimetry
III Thermal Properties of Solids
Problems
Chapter 5. Thermochemistry
I Some Basic Concepts
II Calorimetric Measurement of Reaction Enthalpies
III Some Applications of Thermochemistry
Problems
Chapter 6. The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Entropy
I A Review of Some Important Definitions
II Historical Development of the Second Law
III The Second Law OF THERMODYNAMICS
IV Carnot Cycle
V Thermodynamic Temperature Scale
VI Entropy
VII Some Applications of the Second Law
VIII Gibbs and Helmholtz Free Energy
IX Entropy and Probability
Problems
Chapter 7. Phase Equilibria of Pure Materials
I Basic Concepts and Definitions
II Phase Equilibria, the Clapeyron Equation, and the Clausius-Clapeyron Equation
III Effect of Total Pressure on Vapor Pressure
IV Types of Phase Transitions
V Melting Curves and Polymorphic Phase Transitions at High Pressures
Problems
Chapter 8. Equations of State
I The Maxwell Relations and Thermodynamic Formulas
II Real Gas Equations of State and Thermodynamics
III Thermodynamic Properties of Real Gases
IV Thermodynamic Properties of Gas Mixtures
V Critical Phenomena of Real Gases
VI Equations of State for Solids and Liquids
Problems
Chapter 9. The Third Law of Thermodynamics
I Historical Development of the Nernst Heat Theorem
II The Third Law and Its Consequences
III The Third Law and Entropy
IV Absolute Entropy Values and the Third Law
Problems
Chapter 10. Chemical Equilibria
I Chemical Equilibria of Gases
II Gas-Condensed Phase Equilibria
III Gibbs Free Energy and Electrochemistry
Problems
Chapter 11. Solutions
I Basic Concepts
II Partial Molal Properties
III Thermodynamic Properties of Ideal and Dilute Solutions
IV Thermodynamic Properties of Nonideal (Real) Solutions
V Aqueous Solutions
VI Activity Coefficients of Aqueous Electrolytes
Problems∗
Chapter 12. Phase Equilibria of Binary Systems
I Binary Phase Diagrams
Problems
Chapter 2. Problem Solutions
Chapter 3. Problem Solutions
Chapter 4. Problem Solutions
Chapter 5. Solutions
Chapter 6. Solutions
Chapter 7. Problem Solutions
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Chapter 8. Problem Solutions
Chapter 9. Problem Solutions
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Chapter 10. Problem Solution
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Chapter 11. Solutions
Chapter 12. Problem Solutions
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Appendix 1
Appendix 2
References
Index
- Kaufman: Principles of Thermodynamics, CRC Press (2002, $99.95, ISBN: 9780824706920)
- Smith: Basic Chemical Thermodynamics, 5e, World Scientific Publishing (2004, $53.00, ISBN: 9781860944451)
- OECD et al., Chemical Thermodynamics of Nickel (2005, $240.00, ISBN: 9780444518026)
