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Engineering Chemistry

Engineering Chemistry

Engineering Chemistry

Fundamentals and Applications
2nd Edition
Shikha Agarwal, Government Engineering College, Ajmer, India
July 2019
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9781108724449

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    Gain a detailed understanding of the fundamental concepts of chemistry and their engineering applications with this fully revised second edition. Catering to the needs of first and second semester undergraduate students from all branches of engineering taking courses on engineering chemistry, it offers new material on topics such as periodic properties, structure and bonding, gaseous states, ionic equilibrium, oxidation and reduction, Werner's coordination theory, Sidgwick coordination theory, valence bond theory, crystal field theory, bonding in coordination compounds, and isomerism in coordination compounds. Lucid language and an easy-to-learn approach help students to understand the basic concepts, use them to construct engineering materials, and solve problems associated with them. Each chapter is further strengthened by numerous examples and review questions.

    • Provides comprehensive coverage of both the fundamental concepts and applications of engineering chemistry
    • Discusses topics such as periodic properties, gaseous state, oxidation and reduction
    • Presents rich pedagogical features including examples and review questions at the end of each chapter

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    July 2019
    Paperback
    9781108724449
    1500 pages
    240 × 181 × 50 mm
    1.65kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
    • 1. Fuels
    • 2. Water
    • 3. Corrosion
    • 4. Phase rule
    • 5. Engineering materials
    • 6. Polymers
    • 7. Lubricants
    • 8. Periodic properties
    • 9. Acid base, oxidation reduction and intermolecular forces
    • 10. Structure and bonding
    • 11. Solid state
    • 12. Liquid crystals
    • 13. Chemical kinetics
    • 14. Surface chemistry
    • 15. Thermodynamics
    • 16. Electrochemistry
    • 17. Spectroscopy
    • 18. Photochemistry
    • 19. Fundamentals of organic chemistry
    • 20. Coordination compounds
    • 21. Organometallic compounds
    • 22. Green chemistry
    • 23. Nanochemistry
    • 24. Basics of environment science
    • 25. Chemical aspects of biotechnology
    • 26. Analytical techniques in chemistry
    • 27. Chemistry of carbon and hydrogen
    • References
    • Index.
      Author
    • Shikha Agarwal , Government Engineering College, Ajmer, India

      Shikha Agarwal is an assistant professor in the department of chemistry at the Government Engineering College, Ajmer. She has taught courses on engineering chemistry, environmental science, spectroscopy, photochemistry and reaction mechanisms at the undergraduate and postgraduate level for several years. Her areas of interest include organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and environmental science.