The purpose of this Handbook of Physical Chemistry is to supplement theoretical Physical Chemistry courses by introducing physical chemistry applications in a laboratory setting. Physical chemistry may become more self-explanatory and fun by putti...

The purpose of this Handbook of Physical Chemistry is to supplement theoretical Physical Chemistry courses by introducing physical chemistry applications in a laboratory setting. Physical chemistry may become more self-explanatory and fun by putting abstract principles in an experimental framework. It is anticipated that the student will be taking (or has already taken) a physical chemistry lecture course. The book contains 22 experiments that were chosen based on the syllabus and laboratory infrastructure of the country's central and state institutions. The 22 experiments in physical chemistry strike a balance between traditional and contemporary issues. These experiments are largely concerned with "techniques" in general or with physical chemistry's analytical applications. Chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, conductometry, surface chemistry, and spectroscopic investigations are mostly used in this laboratory course. The topics for this course were chosen to increase the theoretical and experimental physical chemistry backgrounds and skills of science and engineering students. An experimental physical chemistry course, in our opinion, should serve two purposes: (1) to illustrate and evaluate theoretical principles, and (2) to foster a research orientation by offering fundamental experience with physical measurements that generate quantitative results of important chemical interest.