| Notation | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The scope and nature of chemical thermodynamics | p. 1 |
| Equilibrium in mechanical systems | p. 2 |
| Reversibility and equilibrium | p. 4 |
| Why we need thermodynamics | p. 6 |
| The mole | p. 8 |
| The perfect gas | p. 9 |
| Energy | p. 10 |
| Work | p. 10 |
| Heat and temperature | p. 12 |
| Measurement of temperature | p. 12 |
| Heat and molecular motion | p. 13 |
| Conservation of energy | p. 14 |
| State functions: a digression | p. 16 |
| Enthalpy | p. 18 |
| Heat capacity | p. 19 |
| Problems | p. 20 |
| Entropy and equilibrium | p. 21 |
| Reversibility and equilibrium: a recapitulation | p. 21 |
| Condition of equilibrium | p. 21 |
| Entropy | p. 23 |
| Entropy as a state function | p. 25 |
| Entropy of expansion of a gas | p. 26 |
| Entropy changes accompanying heat flow | p. 27 |
| Entropy and equilibrium | p. 27 |
| A cosmological aside | p. 28 |
| Entropy as a function of pressure and temperature | p. 28 |
| Molecular basis of entropy | p. 30 |
| Statistical basis of the Second Law | p. 32 |
| Magnitudes of entropy changes | p. 32 |
| Heat engines | p. 33 |
| Problems | p. 35 |
| Equilibrium in chemical systems | p. 36 |
| Free energy | p. 36 |
| Gibbs free energy | p. 37 |
| Pressure-dependence of free energy | p. 40 |
| Temperature variation of free energy | p. 41 |
| Phase equilibria | p. 42 |
| Clapeyron equation | p. 44 |
| Clausius-Clapeyron equation | p. 45 |
| The vapour pressure of liquids | p. 46 |
| Chemical potential | p. 48 |
| Chemical potential and free energy | p. 49 |
| Equilibrium between gaseous reactants | p. 51 |
| Temperature-dependence of equilibrium constants | p. 55 |
| Effect of pressure on equilibrium constants | p. 57 |
| Basic results of chemical thermodynamics | p. 59 |
| Le Chatelier's Principle | p. 61 |
| Problems | p. 62 |
| Determination of thermodynamic quantities | p. 63 |
| Hess's Law | p. 63 |
| Standard enthalpies of formation | p. 64 |
| Average bond energies | p. 65 |
| Temperature dependence of enthalpy changes | p. 66 |
| Standard free energies of formation | p. 67 |
| Determination of free-energy changes | p. 68 |
| Determination of entropies of substances | p. 69 |
| Example of the determination of thermodynamic quantities | p. 70 |
| Calculation of thermodynamic quantities at temperatures other than 298 K | p. 76 |
| Ellingham diagrams | p. 77 |
| Free-energy functions | p. 79 |
| Problems | p. 80 |
| Ideal solutions | p. 82 |
| The ideal solution | p. 82 |
| Properties of truly ideal solutions | p. 85 |
| Mixtures of liquids | p. 86 |
| Ideal solutions of solids in liquids | p. 88 |
| Ideal dilute solutions | p. 90 |
| Colligative properties | p. 91 |
| Freezing-point depression | p. 92 |
| Elevation of boiling point | p. 96 |
| Osmotic pressure | p. 99 |
| Properties of the solute in dilute solutions | p. 100 |
| Solubility of solids | p. 102 |
| Problems | p. 103 |
| Non-ideal solutions | p. 104 |
| The concept of activity | p. 104 |
| Activity of solids in liquids | p. 106 |
| Activity in aqueous solutions | p. 107 |
| Chemical equilibria in solution | p. 110 |
| Electrochemical cells | p. 112 |
| Standard electrode potentials | p. 115 |
| Problems | p. 119 |
| Thermodynamics of gases | p. 120 |
| Expansion of a perfect gas | p. 120 |
| Irreversible expansion | p. 121 |
| Equation of state of gases | p. 123 |
| Joule-Thomson experiment | p. 125 |
| Imperfect gases: fugacity | p. 126 |
| Calculation of fugacities | p. 128 |
| Problems | p. 129 |
| Molecular basis of thermodynamics | p. 130 |
| Energy levels | p. 130 |
| Microstates | p. 133 |
| The Boltzmann factor | p. 134 |
| Behaviour of heat capacity | p. 137 |
| Partition functions | p. 140 |
| Entropy and the partition function | p. 141 |
| Calculation of the translational partition function | p. 145 |
| The rotational partition function | p. 147 |
| Vibrational partition function | p. 148 |
| Evaluation of the properties of gaseous nitrogen | p. 149 |
| Chemical equilibrium | p. 150 |
| Problems | p. 154 |
| Answers to problems | p. 155 |
| Thermochemical data at 298.15 K | p. 156 |
| Thermodynamic data for ions in aqueous solution at 298.15 K | p. 159 |
| Further reading | p. 160 |
| Periodic table of elements | p. 161 |
| SI units and list of physical constants | p. 162 |
| Index | p. 163 |
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