Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the second edition
- Foreword to the first English edition
- Foreword to the French edition
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The properties of elements
- 2 Mass conservation and elemental fractionation
- 3 Fractionation of stable isotopes
- 4 Geochronology and radiogenic tracers
- 5 Element transport
- 6 Geochemical systems
- 7 The chemistry of natural waters
- 8 Biogeochemistry
- 9 Environments
- 10 Mineral reactions
- 11 The solid Earth
- 12 The Earth in the Solar System
- 13 The element barn
- Appendix A Composition of the major geological units
- Appendix B The mixing equation for ratios
- Appendix C A refresher on thermodynamics
- Appendix D The geological time scale
- Appendix E An overview of analytical methods
- Appendix F Physical and geophysical constants
- Appendix G Some equations relative to residence time
- Appendix H The adiabatic atmosphere
- Further reading
- Index
Appendix C - A refresher on thermodynamics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2013
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface to the second edition
- Foreword to the first English edition
- Foreword to the French edition
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The properties of elements
- 2 Mass conservation and elemental fractionation
- 3 Fractionation of stable isotopes
- 4 Geochronology and radiogenic tracers
- 5 Element transport
- 6 Geochemical systems
- 7 The chemistry of natural waters
- 8 Biogeochemistry
- 9 Environments
- 10 Mineral reactions
- 11 The solid Earth
- 12 The Earth in the Solar System
- 13 The element barn
- Appendix A Composition of the major geological units
- Appendix B The mixing equation for ratios
- Appendix C A refresher on thermodynamics
- Appendix D The geological time scale
- Appendix E An overview of analytical methods
- Appendix F Physical and geophysical constants
- Appendix G Some equations relative to residence time
- Appendix H The adiabatic atmosphere
- Further reading
- Index
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- GeochemistryAn Introduction, pp. 308 - 314Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009