Physical Chemistry

  1. Condensed Matter and Surface Chemistry
    1. Properties of Liquids
      1. Intermolecular Forces
        1. Van der Waals Forces
          1. London Dispersion Forces
            1. Dipole-Dipole Interactions
              1. Hydrogen Bonding
                1. Ion-Dipole Interactions
                2. Liquid Structure
                  1. Radial Distribution Function
                    1. Short-Range Order
                      1. Comparison with Gases and Solids
                      2. Transport Properties
                        1. Viscosity
                          1. Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids
                            1. Temperature Dependence
                            2. Diffusion in Liquids
                              1. Fick's Laws
                                1. Einstein Relation
                              2. Surface Properties
                                1. Surface Tension
                                  1. Contact Angles
                                    1. Wetting Phenomena
                                    2. Liquid Crystals
                                      1. Nematic Phase
                                        1. Smectic Phase
                                          1. Cholesteric Phase
                                        2. Solid State Chemistry
                                          1. Crystalline Solids
                                            1. Crystal Lattices
                                              1. Unit Cells
                                                1. Lattice Parameters
                                                2. Crystal Systems
                                                  1. Cubic Systems
                                                    1. Tetragonal Systems
                                                      1. Orthorhombic Systems
                                                        1. Hexagonal Systems
                                                          1. Trigonal Systems
                                                            1. Monoclinic Systems
                                                              1. Triclinic Systems
                                                              2. Bravais Lattices
                                                                1. Primitive Lattices
                                                                  1. Body-Centered Lattices
                                                                    1. Face-Centered Lattices
                                                                    2. Common Crystal Structures
                                                                      1. Simple Cubic
                                                                        1. Body-Centered Cubic
                                                                          1. Face-Centered Cubic
                                                                            1. Hexagonal Close-Packed
                                                                              1. Diamond Structure
                                                                                1. Zinc Blende Structure
                                                                              2. X-ray Crystallography
                                                                                1. Bragg's Law
                                                                                  1. Diffraction Conditions
                                                                                    1. Structure Factor
                                                                                      1. Systematic Absences
                                                                                        1. Structure Determination
                                                                                        2. Defects in Crystals
                                                                                          1. Point Defects
                                                                                            1. Vacancies
                                                                                              1. Interstitials
                                                                                                1. Substitutional Defects
                                                                                                2. Line Defects
                                                                                                  1. Dislocations
                                                                                                  2. Planar Defects
                                                                                                    1. Grain Boundaries
                                                                                                      1. Stacking Faults
                                                                                                    2. Amorphous Solids
                                                                                                      1. Glass Transition
                                                                                                        1. Structure of Glasses
                                                                                                          1. Properties of Amorphous Materials
                                                                                                        2. Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
                                                                                                          1. Surface Structure and Characterization
                                                                                                            1. Surface Reconstruction
                                                                                                              1. Surface Relaxation
                                                                                                                1. Characterization Techniques
                                                                                                                2. Adsorption Phenomena
                                                                                                                  1. Physisorption
                                                                                                                    1. Van der Waals Interactions
                                                                                                                      1. Multilayer Adsorption
                                                                                                                      2. Chemisorption
                                                                                                                        1. Chemical Bond Formation
                                                                                                                          1. Monolayer Coverage
                                                                                                                        2. Adsorption Isotherms
                                                                                                                          1. Langmuir Isotherm
                                                                                                                            1. Derivation and Assumptions
                                                                                                                              1. Applications and Limitations
                                                                                                                              2. BET Isotherm
                                                                                                                                1. Multilayer Adsorption
                                                                                                                                  1. Surface Area Determination
                                                                                                                                  2. Freundlich Isotherm
                                                                                                                                    1. Empirical Approach
                                                                                                                                      1. Heterogeneous Surfaces
                                                                                                                                    2. Surface Catalysis
                                                                                                                                      1. Heterogeneous Catalytic Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                        1. Langmuir-Hinshelwood Mechanism
                                                                                                                                          1. Eley-Rideal Mechanism
                                                                                                                                            1. Mars-van Krevelen Mechanism
                                                                                                                                            2. Surface Reaction Kinetics
                                                                                                                                              1. Rate-Determining Steps
                                                                                                                                                1. Coverage-Dependent Kinetics
                                                                                                                                                  1. Temperature Programmed Desorption
                                                                                                                                                  2. Industrial Catalysis
                                                                                                                                                    1. Catalyst Design Principles
                                                                                                                                                      1. Catalyst Deactivation
                                                                                                                                                        1. Promoters and Poisons

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