The Structure and Properties of Water (Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences) [Paperback]

D. Eisenberg (Author), W. Kauzmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 8, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0198570260 | ISBN-13: 978-0198570264

The authors have correlated many experimental observations and theoretical discussions from the scientific literature on water. Topics covered include the water molecule and forces between water molecules; the thermodynamic properties of steam; the structures of the ices; the thermodynamic, electrical, spectroscopic, and transport properties of the ices and of liquid water; hydrogen bonding in ice and water; and models for liquid water. The main emphasis of the book is on relating the properties of ice and water to their structures. Some background material in physical chemistry has been included in order to ensure that the material is accessible to readers in fields such as biology, biochemistry and geology as well as to chemists and physicists.

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`... will be of great value to all scientists interested in water.' Nature

`The book is very useful and is well written...a stimulating and entertaining read.' Endeavour

About the Author

Dr. Prof. David Eisenberg
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570
USA Prof. Walter Kauzmann
Princeton University
Department of Chemistry
Princeton
NJ 08544
USA

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198570260
• ISBN-13: 978-0198570264
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,714,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source to alter your perception of a common substance, August 7, 2009

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Luke Marney (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Structure and Properties of Water (Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences) (Paperback)

Definitely a classic! This book is an excellent in-depth source of inquiry about something so common, that its special properties are often overlooked. This book isn't a good pick for an introduction to the study of water, but it is an indispensable source for the philosophical foundation behind this subject. I jumped around a lot in this book, taking bits and pieces out and I am sure I will continue to do so for many years. For an analytical chemist like me, this book provides lots of sound physical principles to intuit from.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic book on physics and chemistry of water, April 3, 2007

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This review is from: The Structure and Properties of Water (Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences) (Paperback)

Though printed originally in 1969, this book is still a classic and a must have for researchers of water, its properties and hydrogen bonds.

In fact, I bought 2 of this book and one gifted to my former colleagues in Russian Academy of Sciences.