Description
This book effectively conveys the key concepts of equilibrium chemistry, particularly as they apply to natural and engineered aquatic systems. The coverage is rigorous and thorough, but the author assumes little prior knowledge of chemistry on the part of the readers, and writes in a style that is easily accessible to students.
Key Features of the Text:
It seamlessly integrates spreadsheet, graphical , and software approaches to solving for the equilibrium composition fof a solution.
It demonstrates a simple, intuitive approach for identifying dominant species, and uses that approach to clarify frequently misunderstood concepts related to alkalinity and titrations.
It synthesizes the discussion of metal complexation and precipitation/dissolution reactions, simultaneously demonstrating the complexity of such systems and the ways that simple concepts can be used to degrade the complexity and understand the systems.
It presents a unique and unified approach to understanding chemical thermodynamics, activity coefficients, redox potential, and electrosatic interactions in adsorption reactions.
Table of Contents 1. Concepts in Aquatic Chemistry 2. Potentials, Energy, and Forces: Ways to interpret Changes in Physical / Chemical Systems 3. Acids And Bases, Part1 4. Acids And Bases, Part2 5. Titrations and Buffers 6. Software for Solving Chemical Equilibrium Problems 7. Gas/Liquid Equilibrium 8. Chemistry of Metals In Aqueous Systems 9. Redox Chemistry 10. Adsorption Reactions