Chemical Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics can never be made easy, but with the right approach and a use of scientific terms it can be made easier, and it can give a person an insight into how science explains why things happen the way they do. The approach adopted in this book will give readers a better understanding of how science works together with its limitations.

Victor CM Freestone was a multi-award winning first class chemistry student who during his thirty year professional career based the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) played a key role on the research, development and maintenance of the UK's nuclear deterrent. He also applied his unique expertise to provide specialist support to a wide range of organisations/ government bodies on the nuclear and radiological threats faced by the UK and its allies.

Prologue 1. Classical Mechanics 2. Energy 3. The Ideal Gas - The Simplest Form of Matter 4. Thermodynamics and its First Law 5. Carnot's Thought Experiment 6. Heat and Caloric 7. Entropy, The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Directionality 8. Statistical Thermodynamics 9. Enthalpy and Free Energy Appendix I. Summary Appendix II. An Overview of Classical Thermodynamics Appendix III. Taking Entropy A Bit Further