Advances in High Temperature Chemistry

Advances in High Temperature Chemistry, Volume 1 describes the complexities and special and changing characteristics of high temperature chemistry.
After providing a brief definition of high temperature chemistry, this nine-chapter book goes on describing the experiments and calculations of diatomic transition metal molecules, as well as the advances in applied wave mechanics that may contribute to an understanding of the bonding, structure, and spectra of the molecules of high temperature interest. The next chapter provides a summary of gaseous ternary compounds of the alkali metals used in high temperature chemistry. This topic is followed by discussions on the thermochemical properties of some simple solids in terms of valence states of the metallic elements and of the electrons in metals, on anions, and in aqueous solutions. Other chapters are concerned with the stepwise bond dissociation energies in a number of polyvalent metal fluorides and the unique possibilities for chemical syntheses, which are available through high temperature species. The final chapters are devoted to the techniques, temperature ranges, and accuracy of high temperature calorimetry. These chapters also include surveys on the nature of thermal plasmas for high temperature chemistry.
This book is of benefit to high temperature chemists and specialized engineers.

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Contributors
Foreword
A Definition of High Temperature Chemistry
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References
The Spectroscopy of Diatomic Transition Element Molecules
I. Introduction
II. Experimental Techniques
III. Molecular Constants
IV. Electronic Structure of the Ground States
V. Conclusions
References
Electronic Structure of Molecules of High Temperature Interest
I. Introduction
II. Orbital Theory
III. Electronic Structure of Atoms
IV. Diatomic Molecules of Light Nuclei
V. Diatomics of the Transition Elements
VI. Polyatomic Molecules and Further Discussion
References
Gaseous Ternary Compounds of the Alkali Metals
Introduction
I. Salts of Monobasic Acids (Pseudohalides)
II. Alkali Salts of Dibasic Acids
III. Mixed Halides
References
Valence States in High Temperature Chemistry; Energic Structures in Transitional Elements
I. Role of High Temperature Chemistry
II. Valence States, Ionic States, and Radii
III. Relative Energies of Valence States and Electronic Environments
References
Bond Energy Relationships in Polyvalent Metal Fluorides
I. Introduction
II. Experimental
III. Summary of Thermal Data
IV. Comparison of Spectroscopic and Thermochemical Dissociation Limits
V. Bond Dissociation Energy Data
VI. Summary and Conclusions
References
The Chemical Reactions of High Temperature Species
I. Quenching of Reactive Species Generated in High Temperature Systems
II. The Chemistry of Atoms and Homonuclear Molecules Formed at High Temperatures
III. Reactions of Heteronuclear Radicals and Molecules Formed at High Temperatures
References
High Temperature Adiabatic Calorimetry
I. Introduction
II. The Nature of Adiabatic Calorimetry
III. Experimental Aspects of High Temperature Calorimetry
IV. Thermal Exchange in Adiabatic Calorimetry
V. Constructional Materials in Adiabatic Calorimetry
VI. Modern Adiabatic Thermal Calorimeters
VII. Summation
References
Plasmas for High Temperature Chemistry
I. Introduction
II. The Nature of Thermal Plasmas
III. Electric Arcs
IV. Electrode Plasmas
V. Induction Plasmas
VI. Cold Plasmas
VII. Heat Transfer in Thermal Plasmas
VIII. Chemical Reactions between 2000° and 8000°K
References
Author Index
Subject Index