Chemistry: Physical Chemistry

Fordham University uses the Library of Congress Classification System.

For more detailed information, check out the Library of Congress Classification Outline.

Below are call numbers for physical chemistry:

QD450-801      Physical Chemistry & Theoretical                               Chemistry

QD453             Physical Chemistry Textbooks &                                 Treatises

QD461             Atomic Theory & Molecular Theory

QD462             Quantum Chemistry

QD466             Chemical Elements

QD467             Periodic Table

QD471-481      Chemical Compounds - Physical                               Aspects

QD478             Solid State Chemistry

QD501-505      Chemical Reactions

QD506-508      Surface Chemistry

QD510-536      Thermochemistry

QD540-549      Solutions and Solubility

QD601-655      Nuclear Chemistry

QD601-655      Radiochemistry

Here are some subject headings commonly used in physical chemistry. For a comprehensive list, you can visit the Library of Congress Subject Headings page:

Acid-base chemistry

Catalysis

Electrochemistry

Excited state chemistry

Gas laws (Physical chemistry)

Mechanical chemistry

Molecular theory

Quantum chemistry

Radiochemistry

Solid state chemistry

Surface chemistry

Thermodynamics

Valence (Theoretical chemistry)