ACTIVITY Activity Coefficients No direct way to measure the effect of a single ion in solution (charge balance) Mean Ion Activity Coefficients – determined for a salt (KCl,…

Redox Geochemistry WHY? Redox gradients drive life processes! The transfer of electrons between oxidants and reactants is harnessed as the battery, the source of metabolic…

Introduction to Redox Mrs. Kay Chemistry 12 Chapter 18 Pages:713-729 Redox Reactions combustion of gas in a car rusting of metals bleaching hair reactions in batteries Cut…

Redox Geochemistry Oxidation – Reduction Reactions Oxidation - a process involving loss of electrons. Reduction - a process involving gain of electrons. Reductant - a species…

Introduction to Redox Mrs. Kay Chemistry 12 Chapter 18 Pages:713-729 Redox Reactions combustion of gas in a car rusting of metals bleaching hair reactions in batteries Cut…

ASPECTS OF AQUATIC REDOX CHEMISTRY PART - I REDOX CONDITIONS IN NATURAL WATERS Redox conditions in natural waters are controlled largely by photosynthesis and bacterial respiration…

ACTIVITY Activity Coefficients No direct way to measure the effect of a single ion in solution (charge balance) Mean Ion Activity Coefficients – determined for a salt (KCl,…

Redox Geochemistry WHY? Redox gradients drive life processes! The transfer of electrons between oxidants and reactants is harnessed as the battery, the source of metabolic…

Redox Geochemistry WHY? Redox gradients drive life processes! The transfer of electrons between oxidants and reactants is harnessed as the battery, the source of metabolic…

Redox Geochemistry J. Willard Gibbs Gibbs realized that for a reaction, a certain amount of energy goes to an increase in entropy of a system. G = H –TS or DG0R = DH0R…