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The reviewer is disappointed a t the author’s decision to terminate his efforts with the present book. A companion volume of similar style and aims entitled “Catalysis by Metal Oxides” is desperately needed. A well organized author index (17 pages) and subject index ( 7 pages) provide a reference system to the contents. BUREAUOF MIKES DIVISIONOF BITUMINOUS COAL PITTSBURGH COALRESEARCH CENTER PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
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Thermodynamics of Solids. By RICHARDA. SWALIN, Professor of Metallurgy, Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New S.Y. 1962. ix 343 pp. 15.5 X 23.5 cm. York 16, T Price, $12.50.
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This book is designed for use as a text in the field of maL. J. E. HOFER terial science which has been the domain primarily of physicists and metallurgists. A proper evaluation undoubtedly will be made by them in appropriate journals; however, since chemists are becoming more interested in this field where both the theoretical and experimental approaches can be extended on the basis of physical chemical experience, Progress in Polarography. Volume I. Edited by P. a t least the principal features should be noted here. ZUMAN, Polarographic Institute, Czechoslovak Academy Of the fourteen chapters, seven cover the usual basic of Science, Prague, with the collaboration of I. M. KOLT- thermodynamic relationships. One chapter is given to each HOFF, Department of Chemistry, University of hlin- of the three laws and other separate chapters cover the nesota, Minneapolis. Interscience Division, John Wiley statistical interpretation of entropy, the relation between and Sons, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, h’ew York 16, thermodynamic and physical properties, the free energy of N. Y. 1962. xiv 355 pp. 16 X 23.5 cm. Price, heterogeneous reactions and the thermodynamic relations 912.00. in solutions of solids. The development of the equations Progress in Polarography. Volume 11. Edited by P. is nicely detailed and, where possible, numerical illustrations ZUXAN,Polarographic Institute, Czechoslovak Academy involving the solid state are included. Although the treatof Science, Prague, with the collaboration of I. M. KOLT- ment in these chapters is standard, the student in the field of material science would almost certainly benefit if some HOFF, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Interscience Division, John Wiley selected references to well-known texts on chemical thermoand Sons, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York 16, dynamics were provided; without such references the unwary students might conclude that thermodynamics had N. Y. x 4-451 pp. 15.5 X 23.5 cm. Price, $15.00. been developed solely to deal with the solid state and the inclusion of references would broaden their scientific outThe award of the Nobel Prize to Professor Jaroslav Heyrovskj. in 1959, almost coincident with the seventieth look. The quasi-chemical approach to ideal and regular solutions anniversary of his birth, has provided an appropriate and its application to order-disorder reactions and to short occasion to summarize recent progress in polarography. As the Editors of these two volumes have noted, with 900 range order in solids is covered in a separate chapter. This papers appearing annually, it is almost impossible for a may prove to be one of the most interesting to chemists; single person to treat the entire field in an authoritative however, the reader is left to infer, from the sources of the way. A total of 43 authors from all over the world have figures, the references to which he might turn to extend his contributed the 35 papers in these volumes, which resemble understanding of this topic. A list of specific references to a collection of symposium papers rather than a coordinated papers on the subject and to some of the standard books on effort to cover the field. However, for the most part, the statistical mechanics would be helpful. There then follow three chapters on the thermodynamics quality is high. After an opening chapter on polarographic literature, of phase equilibria. The first of these discusses equilibria Volume I presents several chapters on theoretical develop- between phases of variable composition; there is no general ments in conventional polarography. These include modifi- treatment of the phase rule but, rather, emphasis is placed cations of the diffusion current equation, instantaneous on the interpretation of binary diagrams to illustrate how current a t a single drop, double layer structure, electrode quantitative thermodynamic data can be extracted from reaction kinetics, kinetic currents, complex compounds, diagrams. There is also a chapter on the free energy of and outstanding chapters by Reilley and Stumm on adsorp- binary systems in which the problem of equilibria of coexisttion effects, and by Vlrek on mechanism of electrode ing phases is treated more generally; some discussion of processes with a correlation between polarographic behavior composition fluctuations is included. The third chapter in and structure of inorganic complexes utilizing ligand field this group covers the general theory of the thermodynamics theory. of interfaces, of specific types of external surfaces, of crysOther chapters cover a variety of topics: reduction of tal boundaries and of interfaces between phases of different anions, chronopotentiometry, inorganic applications, in- composition or structure. Adequate references are cited fluence of structure, and other trends in organic polarography in this rather highly condensed chapter, some of which will be required reading for a comprehension of the figures of and the use of non-aqueous solutions. Volume I1 contains excellent brief reviews of square- grain boundaries since the symbols have not been explained wave and pulse techniques by Barker, the single-sweep in some of the diagrams. method by Vogel, oscillographic polarography by Kalvoda, The remaining three chapters are on crystal defects; the and AC methods by Breyer. A t a more practical level, first describes the various types of defects and disorders, Kolthoff and Okinaka review modifications of the dropping the second covers defects in elemental crystals and the third, mercury electrode, Riha discusses the hanging mercury defects in compounds. These three chapters are believed drop, Adams describes applications of solid electrodes and to be unique in U. S.texts. As the author has stated, the Kemula reviews chromato-polarography. Except for Elv- basic approach is the use of the law of mass action in treating’s excellent discussion of organic analysis, the remainder ing interactions between defects in metallic and in nonof this volume consists of rather routine reviews of instru- metallic crystals. Because of the dependence of the propermentation and applications in a number of special fields. ties of crystals on the concentration of various defects, these An extensive and carefully prepared index for both volumes chapters should be of considerable general interest to chemcompletes the book. ists. In the last two chapters particularly, there is an There is more than the usual variation in depth and scope excellent use of material from recent publications; some two of coverage among the various authors, and the reviewer dozen sources within the past ten years are used to relate would prefer a single volume of carefully selected contributheory and experiment to make the reader aware of the curtions. Also considering the high cost of books, the editors rent situation. might have a t least grouped all of the theoretical papers in There are finally included about one hundred thirty probone volume, and the practical papers in the other. lems, somewhat more than half of which are numerical. Those workers who want a compact and critical review Very few typographical errors were noted. The printing of progress during 1950-1959 will find these volumes indis- and the figures are uniformly excellent. pensable. 4 s a tribute to Heyrovsk9, it is very fitting that This book appears to be a skillful and unusually wellthe contributioiis have been dedicated to him. organized statistical-thermodynamic exposition, much of DEPARTMEST OF CHEMISTRY which is an extension of chemical theories to the macroscopic OF CALIFORKIA ROBERTI,. PBCSO~< USIVERSITY and microscopic properties of solids. Although the physiI,OS fINGRI.ICS 24, CALIFORSIA cists’ approach has been ( t o i i i i i i a i i t i r i tlir post in tliis field
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