Hydrochemistry (Selected Topics)
| Activity & Nonideal Solutions | Short Lectures (PowerPoint) |
| • Activity & Ionic Strength | • Aqueous Speciation |
| • Activity Coefficients & Models | • Open vs Closed CO2 System |
| • pH and Activity Corrections | • Diprotic Acids & Equivalence Points |
| • Concentration Units | • Acid-Base Systems |
| • Buffer Systems & Titration | |
| • Equivalence Points | |
| • Composite Carbonic Acid (Kinetics) |
Chemical Equilibrium
- Equilibrium Models in Hydrochemistry/Geochemistry
- Law of Mass Action and Equilibrium Constant
- Temperature Correction of Equilibrium Constant
Acids
- Acids and Bases
- Strong Acids and Weak Acids
- Composite and True Carbonic Acid
- Diprotic Acids & Proton Balance
- Buffer Intensity & Buffer Capacity
- Acid-Base Systems — A Mathematical Toolkit
- Equivalence Points — Systematics & Classification
- Zwitterions and Amino Acids
- Amino Acids and EDTA
Carbonate System and Alkalinity
- DIC as Sum of Carbonate Species
- Open Carbonate System
- Closed Carbonate System
- Equivalence Points (EP)
- Concept of Alkalinity
- M Alkalinity and P Alkalinity
- Carbonate Equilibria and log K Values
- Kinetics of the Carbonic Acid System
Mineral Phases
[Advice for beginners: All theory is gray. The best thing you can do is learn by example.]
[last modified: 2024-01-27]