Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol Prof. D.M.
Sherman Lecture 1: Chemical Fundamentals, Thermodynamics, Acid-
Base and Solubility Equilibria One the most important tools we
have in environmental geochemistry is thermodynamics.
Thisenables us to predict how chemical reactions will proceed.
Using thermodynamics, we can calculate the solubilities of
minerals and how reactions with minerals and gases will control
the compositions of aqueous solutions.