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INTRODUCTION; 1. The properties of gases; 2. Thermodynamics: the first law; 3. Thermochemistry; 4. Thermodynamics: the second law; 5. Phase equilibria: pure substances; 6. The properties of mixtures; 7. Principles of chemical equilibrium; 8. Consequences of equilibrium; 9. Electrochemistry; 10. The rates of reactions; 11. Accounting for the rate laws; 12. Quantum theory; 13. Atomic structure; 14. The chemical bond; 15. Metallic and ionic solids; 16. Solid surfaces; 17. Intermolecular forces; 18. Macromolecules and aggregates; 19. Molecular rotations and vibrations; 20. Electronic transitions; 21. Magnetic resonance; 22. Statistical thermodynamics; Appendices; Data Section

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