AN INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROCHEMISTRY BY SAMUEL GLASSTONE, PREFACE
The object of this book is to provide an introduction to electro
chemistry in its present state of development. An attempt has been
made to explain the fundamentals of the subject as it stands today,
de voting little or no space to the consideration of theories and
arguments that have been discarded or greatly modified. In this way
it is hoped that the reader will acquire the modern point of view
in electrochemistry without being burdened by much that is
obsolete. In the opinion of the writer, there have been four
developments in the past two decades that have had an important
influence on electrochemistry. They are the ac tivity concept, the
interionic attraction theory, the proton-transfer theory of acids
and bases, and the consideration of electrode reactions as rate
processes. These ideas have been incorporated into the structure of
the book, with consequent simplification and clarification in the
treatment of many aspects of electrochemistry. This book differs
from the au thors earlier work, The Electrochem istry of Solutions
in being less comprehensive and in giving less detail. While the
latter is primarily a work of reference, the present book is more
suited to the needs of students of physical chemistry, and to those
of chemists, physicists and physiologists whose work brings them in
con tact with a variety of electrochemical problems. As the title
implies, the book should also serve as an introductory text for
those who in tend to specialize in either the theoretical or
practical applications of electrochemistry. In spite of some lack
of detail, the main aspects of the subject have been covered, it is
hopedimpartially and adequately. There has been some tendency in
recent electrochemical texts to pay scant attention to the
phenomena at active electrodes, such as ovcrvoltage, passivity, cor
rosion, deposition of metals, and so on. These topics, vihich are
of importance in applied electrochemistry, are treated here at Mich
length as seems reasonable. In addition, in view of tho growing
interest in electrophoresis, and its general acceptance as a branch
of electrochem istry, a chapter on clectrokinetic phenomena has
boon included. No claim is made to anything approaching
completeness in the matter of references to the scientific
literature. Such reformers as arc given arc generally to the more
recent publications, to review articles, and to papers that may,
for one reason or another, have some special interest. References
are also frequently included to indicate the sources from which
data have been obtained for many of the diagrams and tables. Since
no effort was made to be exhaustive in this connection, it was felt
that an author index would be misleading...
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