A Compendium of Geochemistry
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: November 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9780691009384
Subjects: Geochemistry; Reference works; Science; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geology; Chemistry; Earth Sciences; Science / Earth Sciences; Mathematical Physics
First sentence: IN PRINCIPLE, the distribution of the elements among coexisting phases in equilibrium can be predicted, if one knows the Gibbs free energies of formation and activity coefficients of all chemical species in all phases as functions of temperature, pressure, and compositions of phases.