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Geochemical Thermodynamics

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OSTI ID:5345578
Geochemical Thermodynamics presents the fundamental principles of thermodynamics for both high- and low-temperature geochemistry. The book emphasizes the basic principles of thermodynamics and describes these principles within a geochemical framework. Outline of Contents: Equilibrium, disequilibrium, and the steady state; Properties of pure gases, The fundamental relationships; Phases equilibria in simple systems; Thermodynamics of solutions; Calculation of activities in gas mixtures, minerals, and silicate melts; Electrolyte theory; Mineral equilibria: the equilibrium constant; Mineral equilibria: chemical potential diagrams; Mineral equilibria: oxidation-reduction reactions; Thermodynamic data: measurements and estimations; Thermodynamic data: compilation and evaluation. Appendices: Units, symbols, and fundamental constants; Exact differentials and partial differentiation; Derivation of activity relationship for ideal mixing of ions on crystallographic sites; Retrieval of standard thermodynamic data from hydrothermal phase equilibrium experiments; The computation of geochemical equilibrium; Sources of thermodynamic data.
OSTI ID:
5345578
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English