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Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences

This textbook offers a thorough introduction to physical chemistry, covering foundational concepts, gas behavior, and detailed thermodynamics. It explores solutions, equilibrium, electrochemistry, acids and bases, and kinetics, including enzymes. Quantum mechanics leads to bonding theories, followed by intermolecular forces, spectroscopy, and photochemistry and ends with macromolecules, bridging theory with biological and real-world applications.

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Contents· 150 sections
  1. 01: Introduction to Physical Chemistry
  2. 1.01: Nature of Physical Chemistry
  3. 1.02: Units
  4. 1.03: Atomic Mass Molecular Mass and the Chemical Mole
  5. 02: Properties of Gases
  6. 2.01: Some Definitions
  7. 2.02: An Operational Definition of Temperature
  8. 2.03: Ideal Gases
  9. 2.04: Real Gases
  10. 2.05: Condensation of Gases and the Critical State
  11. 2.06: Kinetic Theory of Gases
  12. 2.07: The Maxwell Distribution Laws
  13. 2.08: Molecular Collisions and the Mean Free Path
  14. 2.09: Graham's Laws of Diffusion and Effusion
  15. 2.E: Properties of Gases (Exercises)
  16. 03: The First Law of Thermodynamics
  17. 3.01: Work and Heat
  18. 3.02: The First Law of Thermodynamics
  19. 3.03: Heat Capacities
  20. 3.04: Gas Expansion
  21. 3.05: Calorimetry
  22. 3.06: Thermochemistry
  23. 3.07: Bond Energies and Enthalpies
  24. 3.E: Exercises
  25. 04: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  26. 4.01: Spontaneous Processes
  27. 4.02: Entropy
  28. 4.03: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  29. 4.04: The Third Law of Thermodynamics
  30. 4.05: Evaluating Entropy and Entropy Changes
  31. 4.06: Gibbs Energy
  32. 4.07: Standard Molar Gibbs Energy of Formation
  33. 4.08: Dependence of Gibbs Energy on Temperature and Pressure
  34. 4.09: Phase Equilibria
  35. 4.10: Thermodynamics of Rubber Elasticity
  36. 4.E: Exercises
  37. 05: Solutions
  38. 5.01: Concentration Units
  39. 5.02: Partial Molar Quantities
  40. 5.03: The Thermodynamics of Mixing
  41. 5.04: Binary Mixtures of Volatile Liquids
  42. 5.05: Real Solutions
  43. 5.06: Colligative Properties
  44. 5.07: Electrolyte Solutions
  45. 5.08: Ionic Activity
  46. 5.09: Colligative Properties of Electrolyte Solutions
  47. 5.10: Biological Membranes
  48. 5.E: Solutions (Exercises)
  49. 06: Chemical Equilibrium
  50. 6.01: Chemical Equilibrium in Gaseous Systems
  51. 6.02: Reactions in Solutions
  52. 6.03: Heterogeneous Equilibria
  53. 6.04: The Influence of Temperature Pressure and Catalysts on the Equilibrium Constant
  54. 6.05: Binding of Ligands and Metal Ions to Macromolecules
  55. 6.06: Bioenergetics
  56. 6.E: Chemical Equilibrium (Exercises)
  57. 07: Electrochemistry
  58. 7.01: Electrochemical Cells
  59. 7.02: Single Electrode Potentials
  60. 7.03: Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells
  61. 7.04: Types of Electrochemical Cells
  62. 7.05: Applications of EMF Measurements
  63. 7.06: Biological Oxidation
  64. 7.07: Membrane Potential
  65. 7.E: Electrochemistry (Exercises)
  66. 08: Acids and Bases
  67. 8.01: Definitions of Acids and Bases
  68. 8.02: Acid-Base Properties of Water
  69. 8.03: Dissociation of Acids and Bases
  70. 8.04: Diprotic and Polyprotic Acids
  71. 8.05: Buffer Solutions
  72. 8.06: Acid-Base Titrations
  73. 8.07: Amino Acids
  74. 8.08: Maintaining the pH of Blood
  75. 09: Chemical Kinetics
  76. 9.01: Reaction Rates
  77. 9.02: Reaction Order
  78. 9.03: Molecularity of a Reaction
  79. 9.04: More Complex Reactions
  80. 9.05: The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rates
  81. 9.06: Potential Energy Surfaces
  82. 9.07: Theories of Reaction Rates
  83. 9.08: Isotope Effects in Chemical Reactions
  84. 9.09: Reactions in Solution
  85. 9.10: Fast Reactions in Solution
  86. 9.11: Oscillating Reactions
  87. 9.E: Chemical Kinetics (Exercises)
  88. 10: Enzyme Kinetics
  89. 10.01: General Principles of Catalysis
  90. 10.02: The Equations of Enzyme Kinetics
  91. 10.03: Chymotrypsin- A Case Study
  92. 10.04: Multisubstrate Systems
  93. 10.05: Enzyme Inhibition
  94. 10.06: Allosteric Interactions
  95. 10.07: The Effect of pH on Enzyme Kinetics
  96. 10.08: The Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Kinetics
  97. 10.E: Exercises
  98. 11: Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure
  99. 11.01: The Wave Theory of Light
  100. 11.02: Planck's Quantum Theory
  101. 11.03: The Photoelectric Effect
  102. 11.04: Bohr's Theory of the Hydrogen Emission Spectrum
  103. 11.05: de Broglie's Postulate
  104. 11.06: The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  105. 11.07: The Schrodinger Wave Equation
  106. 11.08: Particle in a One-Dimensional Box
  107. 11.09: Quantum-Mechanical Tunneling
  108. 11.10: The Schrodinger Wave Equation for the Hydrogen Atom
  109. 11.11: Many-Electron Atoms and the Periodic Table
  110. 11.E: Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Structure (Exercises)
  111. 12: The Chemical Bond
  112. 12.01: Lewis Structures
  113. 12.02: Valence Bond Theory
  114. 12.03: Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals
  115. 12.04: Electronegativity and Dipole Moment
  116. 12.05: Molecular Orbital Theory
  117. 12.06: Diatomic Molecules
  118. 12.07: Resonance and Electron Delocalization
  119. 12.08: Coordination Compounds
  120. 12.09: Coordination Compounds in Biological Systems
  121. 12.E: The Chemical Bond (Exercises)
  122. 13: Intermolecular Forces
  123. 13.01: Intermolecular Interactions
  124. 13.02: The Ionic Bond
  125. 13.03: Types of Intermolecular Forces
  126. 13.04: Hydrogen Bonding
  127. 13.05: The Structure and Properties of Water
  128. 13.06: Hydrophobic Interaction
  129. 13.E: Intermolecular Forces (Exercises)
  130. 14: Spectroscopy
  131. 14.01: Vocabulary
  132. 14.02: Microwave Spectroscopy
  133. 14.03: Infrared Spectroscopy
  134. 14.04: Electronic Spectroscopy
  135. 14.05: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  136. 14.06: Electron Spin Resonance
  137. 14.07: Fluorescence and Phosphorescence
  138. 14.08: Lasers
  139. 14.09: Optical Rotatory Dispersion and Circular Dichroism
  140. 14.E: Spectroscopy (Exercises)
  141. 15: Photochemistry and Photobiology
  142. 15.01: Introduction to Photochemistry
  143. 15.02: Photosynthesis
  144. 15.03: Vision
  145. 15.04: Biological Effects of Radiation
  146. 16: Macromolecules
  147. 16.01: Size Shape and Molar Mass of Macromolecules
  148. 16.02: Structure of Synthetic Polymers
  149. 16.03: Structure of Proteins and DNA
  150. 16.04: Protein Stability