Elements of Chemical Thermodynamics: Second Edition (Dover Books on Chemistry)

Book Details

• Publisher: Dover

• Author: Leonard K. Nash, Leonard Kollender Nash

• Language: English

• Edition: 2nd Edition

• ISBN: 9780486446127

• Pages: 208

• Cover: Paperback

• Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches

About The Book

Thermodynamics: An Introductory Text by Leonard K. Nash and Leonard Kollender Nash offers an accessible approach to understanding the fundamentals of thermodynamics and its application to chemical reactions. Designed for readers with a high school background in mathematics and physics, this second edition provides a clear explanation of thermodynamic principles, without requiring extensive mathematical expertise.

The book emphasizes the physical concepts of thermodynamics, focusing on its real-world applications rather than purely mathematical formulations. It covers essential topics such as temperature, heat, work, reversibility, pressure-volume work, and the first and second principles of thermodynamics. Through simple calculus operations, the text explores concepts like energy, enthalpy, thermochemistry, Hess's Law, and entropy changes, providing a solid foundation for understanding the behavior of chemical systems.

Key topics include the Carnot cycle, free energies, the Clapeyron equation, ideal solutions, colligative properties, and equilibrium constants. The book also includes 30 fully worked illustrative examples and numerous problems, allowing readers to apply what they’ve learned in practice.

Whether you are a student of chemistry or simply looking to deepen your understanding of thermodynamics, this book provides a clear, engaging, and thorough introduction to the subject.