Geol578 Advanced Geochemistry of Natural Waters University of Idaho - College of Sciences
Lesson 3: The Carbonate System
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3.4 Conservative Properties and Capacity Diagrams

OVERVIEW

The goal here is to define conservative properties, learn what capacity diagrams are and how they are used, and learn how to properly calculate the pH of a water resulting from the mixing of two or more waters with different pH and alkalinity (acidity).

KEY CONCEPTS

  1. The definition and examples of conservative properties
  2. How to use capacity diagrams
READING
Read Read pp 176-179 in Stumm and Morgan (1996)
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