General Chemistry for Engineers explores the key areas of chemistry needed for engineers. This book develops material from the basics to more advanced areas in a systematic fashion. As the material is presented, case studies relevant to engineering are included that demonstrate the strong link between chemistry and the various areas of engineering.
Key Features
- Serves as a unique chemistry reference source for professional engineers
- Provides the chemistry principles required by various engineering disciplines
- Begins with an 'atoms first' approach, building from the simple to the more complex chemical concepts
- Includes engineering case studies connecting chemical principles to solving actual engineering problems
- Links chemistry to contemporary issues related to the interface between chemistry and engineering practices
1. Introduction
2. The Periodic Table
3. Chemical Bonding – The Formation of Materials
4. Chemical Equations and Mass Balance
5. Acids and Bases
6. Properties of Gases
7. Chemical Equilibrium
8. Thermodynamics and Energy Balance
9. Kinetics and the Rate of Chemical Reactions
10. Oxidation - Reduction Reactions and Electrochemistry
11. Solids
12. Solution Chemistry
13. The Chemistry of Carbon
14. Nuclear and Radiochemistry
15. Chemical Measurement and Instrumentation
Answers to Study Questions and Problems
Appendix 1. Working with Units
Appendix 2. Using Excel
Appendix 3. Standard Half Cell Potentials
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Undergraduate chemical, biochemical, biological,and biomedical engineering students as well as aerospace, agricultural, civil, environmental, materials, metallurgical, petroleum, and nuclear engineering students; engineers in related fields who need a chemistry in engineering reference