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THIS text-book follows more or less traditional lines in the order in which the subjects are presented, but it possesses some special features worthy of note. Thus the thermodynamical aspect of physical chemistry is given more emphasis than in most English text-books of a similar standard, and the exposition of the first and second laws and their application to chemical problems is admirably clear and concise. Electrode processes and the theory of the E.M.F. of cells are also dealt with thoroughly and without the ambiguities which often mar the treatment of these subjects. Much modern work is included and the sections on extranuclear atomic structure and on theories of strong electrolytes may be mentioned as clear and useful introductions to these topics.
Physical Chemistry
By Prof. F. H. MacDougall. Pp. ix + 721. (New York: The Macmillan Co., 1936.) 17s. net.
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S., S. [Short Notices]. Nature 139, 458 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139458b0
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