Physical Chemistry

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Chapter 7 Solutions of Electrolytes 7.1 Faraday’s Laws of Electrolysis   Electrical Units Biography: Michael Faraday 7.2 Molar Conductivity 7.3 Weak Electrolytes: The Arrhenius Theory   Biography: Svante August Arrhenius Ostwald’s Dilution Law 7.4 Strong Electrolytes   Debye-Hückel Theory; The Ionic Atmosphere Mechanism of Conductivity; Ion Association' Conductivity at High Frequencies and Potentials. 7.5 Independent Migration of Ions   Ionic Mobilities 7.6 Transport Numbers   Hittorf Method; Moving Boundary Method. 7.7 Ion Conductivities   Ionic Solvation; Mobilities of Hydrogen and Hydroxide Ions; Ionic Mobilities; and Diffusion Coefficients. Walden’s Rule 7.8 Thermodynamics of Ions 7.9 Theories of Ions in Solution   Drude and Nernst’s Electrostriction Model; Born’s Model; More Advanced Theories; Qualitative Treatments. 7.10 Activity Coefficients   Debye-Hückel; Limiting Law; Deviations from the Debye-Hückel Limiting Law. 7.11 Ionic Equilibria   Activity Coefficients from Equilibrium Constant; Measurements Solubility Products. 7.12 Ionization of Water 7.13 The Donnan Equilibrium Key Equations Problems Suggested Reading Chapter 8 Electrochemical Cells 8.1 The Daniell Cell 8.2 Standard Electrode Potentials   The Standard Hydrogen Electrode; Other Standard Electrodes; Ion-Selective Electrodes. 8.3 Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells   The Nernst Equation; Nernst Potentials; Temperature Coefficients of Cell emfs. 8.4 Types of Electrochemical Cells   Concentration Cells; Redox Cells. 8.5 Applications of emf Measurements   pH Determinations; Activity Coefficients; Equilibrium Constants; Solubility Products; Potentiometric Titrations. 8.6 Fuel Cells 8.7 Photogalvanic Cells 8.8 Batteries, Old and New   The Original and Modified Leclanché Cell; Alkaline Manganese Cells; Zinc–Mercuric Oxide and Zinc–Silver Oxide Batteries; Metal-Air Batteries; Nickel-Cadmium (Nicad); Secondary Battery; The Lead-Acid Storage Battery; Lithium Ion Batteries. Key Equations Problems Suggested Reading