Thermodynamics and Equilibria in Earth System Sciences: An Introduction /

Thermodynamics is needed to understand many processes on Earth, be they physical, chemical, or biological. Thermodynamics is critical to study the atmosphere (lapse rate, fohn winds, circulation), hydrosphere (latent and sensible heat, pressure dependence of freezing/boiling points), geosphere (geot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Middelburg, Jack J. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Edition:1st ed. 2024.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The First Law: Work, Heat and Thermochemistry
  • Entropy and the Second Law
  • The Gibbs Free Energy
  • Introduction to Equilibrium
  • Acid-base Equilibria
  • Redox Equilibria.