Geochemistry / William M. White.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, William M., 1948-

Contributor:

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geochemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

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Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Geochemistry; 1.2 This Book; 1.3 The Philosophy of Science; 1.3.1 Building scientific understanding; 1.3.2 The scientist as skeptic; 1.4 Elements, Atoms, and Chemical Bonds: Some Chemical Fundamentals; 1.4.1 The periodic table; 1.4.2 Electrons and orbits; 1.4.3 Some chemical properties of the elements; 1.4.4 Chemical bonding; 1.5 A Brief Look at the Earth; 1.5.1 Structure of the Earth; 1.5.2 Plate tectonics and the hydrologic cycle; 1.5.3 Earth materials; References and Suggestions for Further Reading.

Chapter 2: Energy, entropy and fundamental thermodynamic concepts2.1 The Thermodynamic Perspective; 2.2 Thermodynamic Systems and Equilibrium; 2.2.1 Fundamental thermodynamic variables; 2.3 Equations of State; 2.3.1 Ideal gas law; 2.3.2 Equations of state for real gases; 2.3.3 Equation of state for other substances; 2.4 Temperature, Absolute Zero, and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics; 2.5 Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics; 2.5.1 Energy; 2.5.2 Work; 2.5.3 Path independence, exact differentials, state functions, and the first law; 2.6 The Second Law and Entropy; 2.6.1 Statement.

2.6.2 Statistical mechanics: a microscopic perspective of entropy2.6.3 Integrating factors and exact differentials; 2.7 Enthalpy; 2.8 Heat Capacity; 2.8.1 Constant volume heat capacity; 2.8.2 Constant pressure heat capacity; 2.8.3 Energy associated with volume and the relationship between Cv and Cp; 2.8.4 Heat capacity of solids: a problem in quantum physics; 2.8.5 Relationship of entropy to other state variables; 2.8.6 Additive nature of silicate heat capacities; 2.9 The Third Law and Absolute Entropy; 2.9.1 Statement of the third law; 2.9.2 Absolute entropy.

2.10 Calculating Enthalpy and Entropy Changes2.10.1 Enthalpy changes due to changes in temperature and pressure; 2.10.2 Changes in enthalpy due to reactions and change of state; 2.10.3 Entropies of reaction; 2.11 Free Energy; 2.11.1 Helmholtz free energy; 2.11.2 Gibbs free energy; 2.11.3 Criteria for equilibrium and spontaneity; 2.11.4 Temperature and pressure dependence of the Gibbs free energy; 2.12 The Maxwell Relations; References and Suggestions for Further Reading; Problems; Chapter 3: Solutions and thermodynamics of multicomponent systems; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Phase Equilibria.

3.2.1 Some definitions3.2.2 The Gibbs phase rule; 3.2.3 The Clapeyron equation; 3.3 Solutions; 3.3.1 Raoult's Law; 3.3.2 Henry's Law; 3.4 Chemical Potential; 3.4.1 Partial molar quantities; 3.4.2 Definition of chemical potential and relationship to Gibbs free energy; 3.4.3 Properties of the chemical potential; 3.4.4 The Gibbs-Duhem relation; 3.4.5 Derivation of the phase rule; 3.5 Ideal Solutions; 3.5.1 Chemical potential in ideal solutions; 3.5.2 Volume, enthalpy, entropy, and free energy changes in ideal solutions; 3.6 Real Solutions; 3.6.1 Chemical potential in real solutions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Energy, Entropy and Fundamental Thermodynamic Concepts Chapter 3: Solutions and Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Systems Chapter 4: Applications of Thermodynamics to the Earth Chapter 5: Kinetics: The Pace of Things Chapter 6: Aquatic Chemistry Chapter 7. Trace Elements in Igneous Processes Chapter 8: Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry Chapter 9: Stable Isotope Geochemistry Chapter 10: The Big Picture: Cosmochemistry Chapter 11: Geochemistry of the Solid Earth Chapter 12: Organic Geochemistry, the Carbon Cycle, and Climate Appendix Index.

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Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

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Print version: White, William M., 1948- Geochemistry.

ISBN:

9781118485279

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1118485254

9781118485262

1118485262

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