TY - BOOK AU - Adamson,Arthur W AU - Gast,Alice P. TI - Physical chemistry of surfaces SN - 0471148733 AV - QD506 .A3 1997 PY - 1997///] CY - New York PB - Wiley KW - Surface chemistry KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical N1 - "A Wiley-Interscience publication."; Includes bibliographical references and index; I. General Introduction; -- II. Capillarity; -- III. The Nature and Thermodynamics of Liquid Interfaces; -- IV. Surface Films on Liquid Substrates; -- V. Electrical Aspects of Surface Chemistry; -- VI. Long-Range Forces; -- VII. Surfaces of Solids; -- VIII. Surfaces of Solids: Microscopy and Spectroscopy; -- IX. The Formation of a New Phase-Nucleation and Crystal Growth; -- X. The Solid-Liquid Interface; -- Contact Angle; -- XI. The Solid-Liquid Interface; -- Adsorption from Solution; -- XII. Friction, Lubrication and Adhesion; -- XIII. Wetting, Flotation, and Detergency; -- XIV. Emulsions, Foams, and Aerosols; -- XV. Macromolecular Surface Films, Charged Films, and Langmuir-Blodgett Layers; -- XVI. The Solid-Gas Interface; -- General Considerations; -- XVII. Adsorption of Gases and Vapors on Solids; -- XVIII. Chemisorption and Catalysis ER -