Why chemical reactions happen
by James Keeler · first published 2003
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If you're wanting a fundamentals-oriented introduction to chemistry, "Why Chemical Reactions Happen" is highly recommended, generally aimed at senior-level school kids who are considering specialising in chemistry at university, and which aims to give a sense of how the subject changes when you approach…
on “Physicists steer chemical reactions by magnetic fields and quantum interference” ↗…are the bibles. Will take you from undergrad to bits of grad school. Encompassing and clear. It was a bit harder to find as good a bible for inorganic chemistry. Softley' Atomic Spectra and Keeler's Why Chemical Reactions Happen are phenomenal primers too but are a bit smaller in scope than the aforementioned two. The same Atkins from above also wrote Molecular Quantum Mechanics which is also a solid text
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