Table of Contents

  1. Fundamental Interactions
    1. Electrostatics
    2. The Electric Properties of Molecules
    3. Intermolecular Forces
    4. Modelling Intermolecular Interactions
    5. Examples
  2. Phase Equilibria
    1. Phases
    2. The Phase Rule
    3. Phase Diagrams for Simple Systems
    4. The Clapeyron Equation
  3. Properties of One-Component Systems
    1. Phase Diagrams for One-Component Systems
    2. Ideal and Non-Ideal Gases
  4. Properties of Mixtures
    1. Ideal Solutions
    2. Real Mixtures and Solutions
  5. Appendices
    1. The Relative Importance of the van der Waals parameters at Different Temperatures
    2. The Relationship between the van der Waals Parameters and the Critical Constants
    3. The Relationship between the van der Waals Parameters and the Boyle Temperature
    4. The Effect of External Pressure on Vapour Pressure
    5. Chemical Potential, Raoult's Law and Ideal Solutions
    6. The Compositions of Liquid and Vapour for an Ideal Solution
    7. The Lever Rule
  6. Self-test Problems
    1. Fundamental Interactions
    2. Phase Equilibria
    3. Properties of One-Component Systems
    4. Properties of Multi-Component Systems
  7. Workshop Problems
    1. Question 1: Liquid-Vapour Phase Diagrams and the Lever Rule
    2. Question 2: Deviations from Ideality in Liquid-Vapour Phase Diagrams
    3. Question 3: The Clapeyron Equation
  8. Exam Help
  9. Definitions
  10. Symbols
  11. Books and Other Resources