Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics - Brossura

Houston, Paul

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071202609 ISBN 13: 9780071202602

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2001

Riassunto

Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics is a modern textbook for advanced courses. Houston emphasizes the essential principles of kinetics and dynamics through relevant examples and current research, providing students with a clear, basic understanding.

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Chairman, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Contenuti:

1 Kinetic Theory of Gases

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Pressure of an Ideal Gas

1.3 Temperature and Energy

1.4 Distributions, Mean Values and Distribution Functions

1.5 The Maxwell Distribution of Speeds

1.6 Energy Distributions

1.7 Collisions: Mean Free Path and Collision Number

2 The Rates of Chemical Reactions

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Empirical Observations: Measurement of Reaction Rates

2.3 Rates of Reactions: Differential and Integrated Rate Laws

2.4 Reaction Mechanisms

2.5 Homogeneous Catalysis

2.6 Free Radical Reactions: Chains and Branched Chains

2.7 Determining Mechanisms from Rate Laws

3 Theories of Chemical Reactions

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Potential Energy Surfaces

3.3 Collision Theory

3.4 Activated Complex Theory (ACT)

3.5 Thermodynamic Interpretation of ACT

4 Transport Properties

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Functional Form of the Transport Equations

4.3 The Microscopic Basis for the Transport Laws

4.4 Thermal Conductivity

4.5 Viscosity

4.6 Diffusion

4.7 Time-Dependent Transport

5 Reactions in Liquid Solutions

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The Cage Effect,Friction, and Diffusion Control

5.3 Reactions of Charged Species in Solution: Ionic Strength and Electron Transfer

5.4 Experimental Techniques

6 Reactions at Solid Surfaces

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Adsorption and Desorption

6.3 Reactions at Surfaces: Catalysis

6.4 Surface Diffusion

6.5 Advanced Topics in Surface Reactions

7 Photochemistry

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Absorption and Emission of Light

7.3 Photophysical Processes

7.4 Atmospheric Chemistry

7.5 Photodissociation Dynamics

8 Molecular Reaction Dynamics

8.1 Introduction

8.2 A Molecular Dynamics Example

8.3 Molecular Collisions:A Detailed Look

8.4 Molecular Scattering

8.5 Potential Energy Surfaces

8.6 Molecular Energy Transfer

8.7 Molecular Reaction Dynamics: Some Examples

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0071202609
• ISBN 13: 9780071202602
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336