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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Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer,
2024.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024. |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
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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.