Engineering Chemistry

Written in lucid language, the book offers a detailed treatment of fundamental concepts of chemistry and its engineering applications.

Catering to the needs of first and second semester undergraduate courses on engineering chemistry, this book discusses new topics like nuclear fuels, defluoridation of water, waste water management, breakpoint chlorination, semiconductors, superconductors and magnetic materials, and thermodynamic formulation of the transition state theory.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.