pH and Buffer Theory - A New Approach

Volumes in the Wiley Series in Solution Chemistry cover experimental investigation, theoretical interpretation and prediction of physical chemical properties and behaviour of solutions. Industrial applications and environmental consequences of solution chemistry are also covered. The first volume in the series examines one of the central problems in chemistry, the accurate solution of very complex equations. Since speeds and types of reaction are usually governed by the pH of the reaction medium, a detailed, predictive theory is a central requisite of the field. The author has been a key figure in pH theory and solution chemistry. He and co-workers have been instrumental in developing a fully workable theory which both accommodates the results of experiment and provides a soluble, descriptive system of equations and graphs. This book demonstrably summarizes this effort, providing both new experimental methods and theoretical approach. The book is supported throughout by the use of experimental methods which verify the predictive theory. It should be of interest to postgraduate and industrial researchers in physical chemistry and chemical physics.