Foundations & Overviews

A topic within Physical Chemistry, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Chemistry.

Reading on Foundations & Overviews

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Series2014

MIT 5.111 Principles of Chemical Science

Catherine Drennan (MIT OpenCourseWare)

Builds general chemistry upward from quantum structure to bonding, thermodynamics and kinetics, so periodic-table behaviour is derived rather than memorised.

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Chemistry · Physical Chemistry

FreeEntry

Book2019

Chemistry 2e

Paul Flowers et al.

A free, peer-reviewed introduction to general chemistry — bonding, thermodynamics, kinetics and equilibrium — built for first-year courses at no cost to students.