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Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Physical chemistry, is the application of physics to macroscopic, microscopic, atomic, subatomic, and particulate phenomena in chemical systems within the field of chemistry traditionally using the principles, practices and concepts of thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, statistical mechanics and chemical kinetics. It is mostly defined as a large field of chemistry, in which several sub-concepts are applied; the inclusion of quantum mechanics is used to illustrate the application of physical chemistry to atomic and particulate chemical interaction or experimentation. Physical chemistry is mostly referred to as a macromolecular doctrine, as the majority of the principles on which physical chemistry was founded are composed entirely of macromolecular concepts, such as colloids. The relationships that physical chemistry tries to resolve include the effects of: Intermolecular forces on the physical properties of materials (plasticity, tensile strength, surface tension in liquids). Reaction kinetics on the rate of a reaction. The identity of ions on the electrical conductivity of materials. In a chemical process, chemical equilibrium is the state in which the chemical activities or concentrations of the reactants and products have no net change over time. Usually, this would be the state that results when the forward chemical process proceeds at the same rate as their reverse reaction. The reaction rates of the forward and reverse reactions are generally not zero but, being equal, there are no net changes in any of the reactant or product concentrations. This process is known as dynamic equilibrium . Typical thermodynamic system - heat moves from hot (boiler) to cold (condenser), (both not shown) and work is extracted, in this case by a series of pistons. Wikipedia:WikiProject Physical Chemistry Energetics Thermochemistry Chemical kinetics Quantum chemistry Electrochemistry Surface chemistry Solid-state chemistry Spectroscopy Materials science Molecular modelling ▼ Physical chemistry ► Atomic, molecular, and optical physics ► Chemical kinetics ► Cluster chemistry ► Electrochemistry ► Gas laws ► Ions ► Molecular vibration ► Phases of matter ► Physical chemists ► Polymer chemistry ► Quantum chemistry ► Scattering ► Spectroscopy ► Thermochemistry ► Thermodynamics ► Physical chemistry stubs chemical kinetics Reaction mechanism Order of reaction Rate coefficient Transition state Transition state theory Steady state (chemistry) Half-life Eyring equation Gillespie algorithm Activation Activation energy Catalyst Brønsted catalysis equation Collision theory Arrhenius equation Beer–Lambert law Chemical reaction Rate law Quantum chemistry Quantum chemistry Computational chemistry Theoretical chemistry Physical chemistry Atomic physics Theoretical physics Condensed matter physics Molecular modelling International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science Quantum electrochemistry Polymer chemistry Polymer chemistry Emulsion polymerization Radical polymerization RAFT (chemistry) Robert Gilbert Thermochemistry Thermochemistry Important publications in thermochemistry Isodesmic reaction Principle of maximum work Reaction calorimeter Thomsen–Berthelot principle Thermodynamic databases for pure substances Thermodynamics Thermodynamics Atmospheric thermodynamics Biological thermodynamics Black hole thermodynamics Chemical thermodynamics Classical thermodynamics Equilibrium thermodynamics Non-equilibrium thermodynamics Phenomenological thermodynamics Psychodynamics Quantum thermodynamics Statistical thermodynamics Thermoeconomics History of thermodynamics List of important publications in thermodynamics List of notable textbooks in statistical mechanics Timeline of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and random processes Parmenides' influence on the development of thermodynamics Calorimetry Debye–Hückel equation Fluid dynamics Legendre transformation Onsager reciprocal relations Phase equilibrium Philosophy of thermal and statistical physics Statistical mechanics Table of thermodynamic equations Thermal analysis Thermodynamic equations Thermodynamic properties Thermodynamic databases for pure substances Engineering Thermodynamics Entropy for Beginners Phases of matter and phase transition phases of matter Condensed matter physics Fluid mechanics Liquid crystal Phase transition Plasma physics Solid mechanics Electrochemistry Electrochemistry Corrosion Electric battery Electrolysis : Electrode Polyelectrolyte Chemistry Analytical chemistry Organic chemistry What are portals? List of portals Featured portals