LECTURES ON GEOCHEMICAL !N1 ERPRETATION OF ...
LECTURES ON GEOCHEMICAL !N1 ERPRETATION OF ...
LECTURES ON GEOCHEMICAL !N1 ERPRETATION OF ...
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- 11 -The concentrations of the ionic species indicated in equation (25) can becalculated using the following relationships, where Xl is the firstdissociation constant for each of the respective weak acids.m. =HC03!lco2(total)(26)m =tl3Si04!!!si02(total)(27)!!in2B03!:!B (to tal)(28)!!!w3(total)(29)If the pH. ionic strength. and chemical composition (partieularly totaldissolved carbon, silica. boron, and ammonia) of a solution are known at agiven temperature, equations (25- 29) can be used to estimate the indicatedspecies concentrations at any other temperature up to the limit of theavailable thermodynamic data (now about 300- 350°C). Note. however. thatequations (25- 29) do not take account of changing concentrations and partitioningof constituents between the liquid and gas phase during boiling.For adiabatic boiling resulting from decompression, the value of &changes as a function of the fraction of steam (y) that forms&(before boiling) = (1 - Y)&(after boiling) .(30)