Why Chemical Reactions Happen
by James (, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Selwyn College, Keeler, Peter (, Teaching Fellow in Chemistry, University of Cambridge and Fellow of St. Catharine' Wothers
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By tackling the most central ideas in chemistry, Why Chemical Reactions Happen provides the reader with all the tools and concepts needed to think like a chemist.
The text takes a unified approach to the subject, aiming to help the reader develop a real overview of chemical processes, by avoiding the traditional divisions of physical, inorganic and organic chemistry.
To understand how chemical reactions happen we need to know about the bonding in molecules, how molecules interact, what determines whether an interaction is favourable or not, and what the outcome will be.
Answering these questions requires an understanding of topics from quantum mechanics, through thermodynamics, to "curly arrows".
In this book all of these topics are presented in a coherent and coordinated fashion, showing how each leads to a deeper understanding of chemical reactions.
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
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- Pages:256 pages, numerous line figures
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:27/03/2003
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- ISBN:9780199249732
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:
- Pages:256 pages, numerous line figures
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:27/03/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199249732