Contents - Preface - Introduction - I. THE SOLID STATE - Crystal types - Crystallographic classification - Supercooled liquids - Pigments - Particle size - Particle number and size determination - Surface area - II. THE LIQUID STATE - Vapour pressure - Latent heat - Viscosity - Surface tension - Work of adhesion - Optical activity - Light absorption - Refractive index - Dielectric constant - III. SOLUTIONS AND DISPERSIONS - Mechanism of solution - Suspension of solids - Colloidal suspensions - Lyophilic colloids - Application to resins - IV. SURFACE ACTIVITY - Types of surface-active compounds - Gas-liquid systems - Liquid-liquid systems - V. CATALYSIS - VI. RHEOLOGY OF DISPERSED SYSTEMS - VII. CHEMICAL REACTIONS - Law of mass action - Equilibrium reactions in solution - Ostwald"s dilution law - The ionization of water - The common ion effect - Hydrolysis of salts - Buffer solutions - The theory of indicators - Acids and bases - Solubility product - Heterogeneous equilibria - The phase rule - VIII. PRINCIPLES OF METALLIC CORROSION - Corrosion in acids, alkaline solutions, pure water, salt solutions - Attack on paint films - Corrosion of single metals - Prevention of corrosion - Cathodic protection - Anodic protection - IX. LIGHT AND COLOUR - Nomenclature - The trichromatic scale - The subtractive method - Pigment identification Index -