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Molecular Thermodynamics of Electrolyte Solutions

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The book provides a nice introduction to thermodynamics of electrolyte solutions. First 5 chapters should be readily accessible to undergraduate students. The prose is a bit unattractive and has many rough edges. A part of the book reads more like lecture notes than a carefully crafted exposition. A phrase such as "the chemical potential for the forward reaction," which is inappropriate since the chemical potential is a state variable, adds to the discomfort every now and then. Nevertheless, overall presentation is very clear and highly accessible. The book places more emphasis on practical calculations than on an in-depth look into the foundation of electrolyte thermodynamics. I would recommend the book for anyone who is looking for an introductory account of this important field.

My big disappointment was in typesetting. For example, notation for a vector in the main text differs from that in the equation. There are many large white spaces, especially around large figures. For a book of only 251 pages and yet costing as much as $83.00, I should expect a more professional quality typesetting from the publisher.

The book comes with a CD-ROM containing executables for things like activity coefficient calculation under mean-spherical-approximation. No source code is included. CD-ROM is in UDF format and may not be accessible for some CD-ROM/DVD drives. This was the case with my laptop with an external DVD drive even after installing the UDF reader which came with the book's CD-ROM. It worked flawlessly on my older laptop with an internal drive.